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Companies must choose: claim a Section 18A tax deduction or earn BEE points – not both.

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, on Monday announced that the department will on 1 July 2025 begin the rollout of an upgraded National Population Register (NPR) verification service to all companies and government users to verify identities with speed and reliability. This enhanced service, which will boost service delivery from government departments and enhance financial […]

Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, has launched in Lesotho through T-Connect Lesotho. The launch comes after massive job losses stemming from 50% US tariffs on Lesotho imports and funding cuts that were led by Musk in the Trump administration. Prime Minister Samuel Matekane’s government has granted Starlink a ten-year licence despite local opposition, in […]

Samsung Electronics has announced plans to launch the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Fold7 handsets next month.

Terminal sales and payment-related revenue have offset project delays in Capital Appreciation’s software business.

Source: Pixabay There’s a certain clumsiness to how we still pay for things. You’re standing in line, juggling your phone, your wallet, trying to remember the right PIN. Or worse, waiting behind someone else who’s doing the same.  Add to that the constant worry about fraud – cards being skimmed, accounts hacked, passwords leaked, and […]

The Huawei Watch Fit 4 Series offers more signal, more sensors and more smarts than other wearables.

South Africans are spending R2-million/month in cryptocurrency through Luno Pay alone, developer Luno said on Tuesday.

We already know that in today’s rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, businesses face unprecedented challenges, supply chain disruptions, fluctuating market demands, and workforce dynamics. To navigate these complexities, manufacturers increasingly turn to advanced technologies to transform their operations from end to end. The goal is clear: achieve a more agile, responsive, and...

South Africans have spent over R20 million through Luno Pay since its launch in November 2024. The leading crypto app* now processes approximately R2 million in transactions monthly, signalling adoption across diverse merchant categories. The data reveals purchases ranging from as little as R1 at Pick n Pay to high-value transactions of tens of thousands […]

Businesses with UK and South African operations now have an affordable cross-border communications solution.

Siemens announced earlier this year that it would build its own foundation model that’s focused on industry.

Andreessen Horowitz led the funding round, with participation from Accel and Conviction Partners.

Regardless of how you look at it, information technology defines the modern enterprise and is a top priority for all. In 2025 alone, worldwide IT spending is expected to increase by 9.8% from 2024, totalling $5.61 trillion, with spending on devices and software experiencing double-digit growth. Meanwhile, South Africa’s IT industry, made up of large […]

Tesla shares jumped over 9% on Monday after the electric vehicle maker started testing its long-awaited robo-taxi service.

Ever since Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet in 2006, astronomers have been wondering whether Neptune really is the most distant planet from the sun. Now, a new telescope could uncover what lies in the farthest reaches of the solar system. The Vera C Rubin Observatory released its first images this week, and soon the world’s most powerful digital camera will be pointing across the...

South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals – big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat surfaces would be perfect for large photovoltaic solar systems that could generate enough renewable energy to supply themselves, and feed into the national grid. This would reduce the amount of coal that […]