WEDNESDAY, 21 JANUARY 2026, 08:59
Study links rapid growth of ocean macroalgae to global heating and nutrient pollution
Scientists have warned of a potential “regime shift” in the oceans, as the rapid growth of huge mats of seaweed appears to be driven by global heating and excessive enrichment of waters from farming runoff and other pollutants.
Over the past two decades, seaweed blooms have expanded by a staggering 13.4% a...
South Africa is considering several mechanisms to regulate podcast content.
Teraco has announced the appointment of a new CFO, with current finance chief Sam Erwin appointed as managing director and taking on a role with greater operational focus.
The power utility rolls out a new customer service model featuring mobile customer hubs, digital platforms and self-service tools.
The move comes amid a feud between Sentech and the SABC over the former’s fees for signal distribution.
The tech giant plans to offer its low-Earth orbit satellite service in SA later this year, through local licensed partners.
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNBC:Led by Texas and New Hampshire, U.S. states across the national map, both red and blue in political stripes, are developing bitcoin strategic reserves and bringing cryptocurrencies onto their books through additional state finance and budgeting measures. Texas recently became the first state to purchase bitcoin after a legislative effort that...
Capitec has revealed what it will charge for smart ID applications made at its branches.
Sleek checkout experiences, modern payment rails and cloud-based decision APIs underpin BNPL, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
The academy provides thousands of SA online sellers with training, resources and a community to help grow their businesses.
Satellite broadband promises to weaken authoritarian regimes’ ability to shut down the internet and silence dissent.
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is hiring twelve directors and a chief director at a total cost of R16.7 million per year.
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.