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Web3 tokenises economic activity, so that value is transferred instantly and securely without relying on the flow of cash between bank accounts.
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Web3 tokenises economic activity, so that value is transferred instantly and securely without relying on the flow of cash between bank accounts.

Woolworths South Africa’s online channels continued to grow robustly over the past six months.
Apple TV+ has landed the screen rights to Cosmere, the sprawling literary universe created by Brandon Sanderson. “The first titles being eyed for adaptation are the Mistborn series, for features, and The Stormlight Archive series, for television,” reports the Hollywood Reporter. From the report: The deal is rare one, coming after a competitive situation which saw Sanderson meet with most of the...

A fire at the Paarl Provincial Hospital on Tuesday, which was started deliberately and originated in a dustbin, was falsely blamed on a car caught in the blaze.

Decentralized perpetual trading hit $1.24 trillion in monthly volume during October 2025, marking a crucial point for on-chain derivatives. While Bitcoin perpetuals drove the majority of this activity, an interesting pattern emerged as traders began splitting between execution-focused and yield-focused platforms. Even as Hyperliquid continues to dominate active trading with approximately 40%...

A support ticket means someone is stuck, under pressure, trying to move forward. That’s where IT support really begins, says Manqoba Masina, operations manager at Nkgwete IT Solutions.

HFDX has seen liquidity soar by over $100 million in recent weeks as traders reassess their platform choices, following a series of high-profile failures across the decentralized perpetual futures landscape. The shift comes amid growing concerns about operational reliability and genuine decentralization – reaching a breaking point when Paradex’s January database migration error triggered mass […]

Organisations that thrive will be the ones that resist the urge to sprint and instead choose to scale with intention, says Andrew Harris, chief sales and marketing officer at DCC Technologies.

In partnership with Oracle’s Enterprise Development Unit, ETS Group welcomed four interns into a structured one-year work placement programme.

Expressive new energy vehicle (NEV) brand iCAUR – part of China’s cHERY GROUP – has announced key details of its dealership rollout strategy ahead of its official entry into the South African market. The brand will launch with an initial network of 20 dealerships, with further expansion planned as demand and market opportunities evolve over […]

Tesla plans to more than double capital spending to a record high of more than $20-billion this year.

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Light scattering creates the shade we see when we look skyward, and studies show the process varies around the world
On holiday the sky may look a deeper shade of blue than even the clearest summer day at home. Some places, including Cape Town in South Africa and Briançon in France, pride themselves on the blueness of their skies. But is there really any difference?
The blue of the sky is the...

The Department of Home Affairs issued a record four million smart ID cards in 2025.

Samsung Electronics has forecast a worsening chip shortage this year driven by the AI boom.

Balwin Properties has already spent hundreds of millions of rand on bulk infrastructure upgrades and expansions that it argues should be paid by the government.

The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say
Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet about 146 light-years away which is Earth-sized and has conditions similar to Mars.
The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b, orbits a sun-like star and is estimated to be 6% larger than Earth.
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If TikTok influencers are to be believed, testosterone, or T, is the answer to everything from fitness frustrations and fatigue to low libido. But doctors are warning that social media misinformation is driving men to seek testosterone therapy that they don’t need. This in turn comes with risks for health and fertility. In part one of a miniseries exploring the popularity of testosterone,...