
New Planet Energy and Span Africa launch landmark solar project
New Planet Energy and Span Africa have delivered an integrated solar-and-steel system for Thuso Mills.
TUESDAY, 20 JANUARY 2026, 21:19

New Planet Energy and Span Africa have delivered an integrated solar-and-steel system for Thuso Mills.

Ransomware: what it is and why it’s your problem Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, University of the Witwatersrand Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim’s data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or encrypts it (converting text into an unreadable form) until the victim pays a ransom to the attacker. It’s one […]

The Road Traffic Infringement Agency says this will include the design and operation of the National Road Traffic Offence Register.

For as long as humans have buried their dead, they’ve dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits – those stunningly lifelike images wrapped in Egyptian mummies – captured faces meant to remain present even after life had left the body. Effigies across cultures served the same purpose: to make the absent present, to […]

Eskom has said that load-shedding can only be considered over once it has done away with load reduction.

Bitcoin has just flashed one of its strongest macro signals in years. BTC is now trading at its deepest undervaluation versus gold (XAU) on record, a rare setup that has historically marked major market bottoms. Similar extremes in early 2020 and late 2022 were followed by powerful rebounds, with Bitcoin rallying more than 150% in […]

As Europe’s longstanding alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent.

As farmers globally grapple with unprecedented economic, geopolitical, and environmental pressures; the agricultural sector faces a continued contraction.

Stable electricity supply and an enabling macroeconomic environment have laid the groundwork for the sector’s continued growth in 2026.

Behavioural cyber resilience is the ability of your people to make secure decisions consistently, especially when conditions are messy, says Tony Christodoulou, founder and CIO/CISO at Cyber Dexterity.

AI research labs are becoming the primary source for new foundational models and infrastructure optimisation innovations.

By proactively managing core functions, an outsourced partner prevents small issues from escalating into business-disrupting crises.

Independent accreditation, cloud-specific safeguards and a refreshed site set the tone for 2026.

AI isn’t a silver bullet, but it is a powerful tool when used with purpose, says Streicher Stegmann, executive at BBD.

Fast, predictable networks become an enabler of how teams want to work and how spaces need to evolve.

The growing frequency and sophistication of threats have led to a surge in material cyber attacks.

Earth’s satellite will be visible in conjunction with the ringed planet as twilight gives way to darkness
A slender crescent moon slides past Saturn this week, offering a rewarding conjunction. It will be the perfect way to start your evening, a little quiet contemplation of the night sky as the evening twilight gives way to full darkness.
The chart shows the view looking south-west from London...

The Information Regulator says several unsolicited direct marketing matters have been escalated to its Enforcement Committee for consideration.

Severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across parts of the country in recent weeks.
This week Noema magazine published a 7,000-word exploration of our modern “Mythology Of Conscious AI” written by a neuroscience professor who directs the University of Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science:The very idea of conscious AI rests on the assumption that consciousness is a matter of computation. More specifically, that implementing the right kind of computation, or information...

Three South African banks who signed Home Affairs’ new partnership model for smart ID services have provided an update on their rollouts.