
Uber goes electric in SA
The e-hailing firm announces Uber Go Electric, its first fully electric product in South Africa.
TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2025, 20:52

The e-hailing firm announces Uber Go Electric, its first fully electric product in South Africa.

Higher festive season sales off a low cost base are expected to catapult the group into full-year profitability.

The best down comforters keep you cozy and comfortable no matter the season. After sleep-testing multiple options, our top pick is the Premium from Quince.

JSE-listed retailer Pepkor’s fintech segment increased revenue by 31.1% and operating profit by 52.3% to R2.2 billion.

Takealot does not deliver to several communities in South Africa due to the high rates at which its vehicles are hijacked in those areas. However, it has seen some improvements in the past year.

Algorithm, a pioneering regional pharmaceutical manufacturer has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Batterjee Pharma, a leading Saudi pharmaceutical company, becoming the first Lebanese company to localize its portfolio in the Kingdom.
Companies are racing to develop artificial intelligence tools that can make reservations for flights, hotels and more on your behalf. Here’s what to know.
New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists.
The EPA has approved new pesticides that qualify as PFAS “forever chemicals” (paywalled; alternative source), sparking criticism from scientists and environmental groups who warn these decisions could increase Americans’ exposure through food and water at a time when many states are moving to restrict such substances. The Washington Post reports: This month, the agency approved two new...

Two years after he was found guilty of fraud, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is pursuing a legal appeal—and firing up his X account.

Study suggests human brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83
Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.
The study, based on the brain scans of nearly 4,000 people aged under one to 90, mapped neural...

The collaboration will enable Vodacom to establish a platform for creating new products and services for the African market.

The University of the Witwatersrand will begin offering two new postgraduate degrees in cyber security in 2026.

MTN South Africa and ZTE have announced three major innovations that will transform network performance and customer experience.

With the use of AI, telematics is increasingly predictive in terms of maintenance, driver monitoring and real-time fleet management.

With the use of AI, telematics is increasingly predictive in terms of maintenance, driver monitoring and real-time fleet management.

Connect’s proprietary models integrate entity and intent extraction with inverse text normalisation, transforming the fluidity of speech into structured, machine-usable information, says Alfredo Gemma, AI solutions director at Connect.

Most large items purchased during Black Friday are not automatically insured during transport, leaving consumers and retailers vulnerable to financial losses.

A partnership with Corsano Health will see wearable data being used to monitor patients on a continuous basis.

Enterprises should review their connectivity resilience, checking for failover, verifying backup links and ensuring their networks can handle the load, says Justin Mackenzie, MD at VO Connect.

What separates success from failure is a focus on outcomes, shorter software cycles, cleaner data pipelines and more resilient systems, says Expleo.