166 In a bid to stop students from spending their loans on online gambling, the National Gambling Board and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) are working on targeted interventions to…
Category: Tech
Meta may launch AI-powered smartwatch in 2026
209 Meta Platforms plans to release its first smartwatch this year, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The company has revived its “Malibu 2” smartwatch project,…
The AI fraud crisis your bank is not ready for
217 The author, Entersekt’s Andries Maritz Rather than new types of fraud, what we’re seeing in the banking sector is a step change in how adaptable, realistic and efficient existing attack patterns…
Vibe coding is transforming development
237 Obsidian Systems’ Bennie Kahler-Venter Vibe coding’s transformative impact on developer productivity is having adverse consequences for the open-source ecosystem, potentially exposing enterprises reliant on open-source software to risk. A paper from…
why long-life IoT networks matter more than ever
251 AI may dominate technology headlines, but behind every intelligent system lies an often-overlooked requirement: reliable data collected consistently over time. As South Africa’s digital economy accelerates, IoT is shifting from experimentation…
SA film industry to get funding boost and digital overhaul after outcry
188 The trade, industry & competition department has announced a number of measures to help South Africa’s ailing film and television industry, including raising funds and implementing an automated system to reduce…
The last generation of coders
270 There is a website called RentaHuman.ai that exists to connect autonomous AI agents with human beings who can carry out physical tasks in the real world – things the agents cannot…
Prominent Southern African journalist targeted with Predator spyware
206 A phone used by prominent Angolan journalist Teixeira Candido was infected with surveillance software from spyware vendor Intellexa for a brief period in May 2024, Amnesty International said in a report…
Starlink expands public advocacy campaign as it pushes for SA licence
269 Starlink has intensified its campaign to secure a South African operating licence, publishing an advocacy page on its website that directly addresses consumers and attempts to counter criticism of its bid to…
MTN to buy back its own cellular towers in R35-billion deal
232 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group has agreed to acquire the shares in IHS Towers that it does not already own, in a deal that would see Africa’s largest mobile…