
South Africa launches probe into Shein and Temu
Shein and Temu have been alerted to the investigation and have signalled their intention to cooperate.
SATURDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2025, 23:36

Shein and Temu have been alerted to the investigation and have signalled their intention to cooperate.

As more people rely on digital platforms for news, entertainment, and everyday decisions, one question grows urgent: is the information we consume truly VERAfied? “Trust can no longer be assumed – it has to be verified. VERAFIED gives people that power,” says Khumo Makiti, Founder and CEO of VERAFIED. The platform is designed to tackle […]

As banks beef up their security perimeters, criminals are now devising methods to beat banks’ own authentication protocols.

Zazu, pan-African digital banking platform built exclusively for entrepreneurs and SMEs, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding from a group of leading African and European investors to accelerate its rollout in South Africa and Morocco, with plans to expand across the continent in 2026 The round includes Plug and Play Ventures with participation from […]

The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.

Business confidence “will need steady policy progress and consistent demand to take root and grow”, RMB said.

Synthesis recognised by AWS partners in sub-Saharan Africa as leaders in helping customers drive innovation.
Bitcoin has plunged more than 30 percent and Ether is down around 40 percent in recent months, as gains from President Trump’s pro-crypto policies evaporated.

DStv’s new French owners are slashing costs, but losing key channels may further erode viewer trust.

From the threat of superintelligent AI to the secrets of a longer life; plus the evolution of language and the restless genius of Francis Crick
This felt like the year that AI really arrived. It is on our phones and laptops; it is creeping into digital and corporate infrastructure; it is changing the way we learn, work and create; and the global economy rests on the stratospheric valuations...

These delicate cloud systems appear to be seeded by massive atmospheric waves thousands of miles away
Cirrus clouds are our highest clouds; their delicate wispy strands are like an artist’s brushstrokes through the sky. During the day they are bright white and at dawn and dusk they can take on the hues of sunrise and sunset. But how are they made? New research reveals that some cirrus clouds...

An acute global shortage of memory chips is forcing AI and consumer electronics companies to fight for dwindling supplies.

Ethnic minority people more likely to experience poor treatment and even racism, Migraine Trust research shows
People from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to experience worse migraine care and to fear discrimination because of their condition, a survey by a leading UK charity has found.
Migraines are characterised by a severe headache, alongside other symptoms including dizziness,...

The app, which was criticised at launch for its $11.99 (£9) a month fee, will close on 31 December.

Sanral has stopped supporting magnetic stripe payments at toll plazas ahead of the busy holiday period.
The deal with a company owned by Embraer gives Beta Technologies an additional source of revenue as it develops its own electric aircraft.

The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst.

Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are the proposed sites for a new nuclear power plant.

Trump’s renomination of billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman is a tale of politics, ambition and vanity
It used to be that once your star had fallen in Donald Trump’s orbit, it was destined never to rise again. Any number of discarded former allies stretching back to Trump’s first term of office could testify as much.
One who has emerged from a political black hole to return to the...

Standard Bank now has the second-lowest PayShap fees in the country behind TymeBank, where they remain free.

Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of...