158 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…
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Meta may launch AI-powered smartwatch in 2026
194 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,…
Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber wants Eskom takeover
202 Trading and wheeling at stake. Business leaders in Gqeberha are calling for Eskom to take over power distribution in the area from the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, which they say…
PrimeXBT: From crypto to global markets – how South Africans are expanding opportunities
201 Global access is becoming more practical. A few years ago, many traders were effectively boxed in. A few years ago, many traders were effectively boxed into one lane. If you were…
Warning to lovers taking out loans for love
200 The emotional toll of a breakup is already significant; financial consequences shouldn’t add to that burden. Some people willingly take on debt for their romantic partners. After all, as the saying…
The AI fraud crisis your bank is not ready for
208 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…
Fuel levy hike on the table? Here are the potential tax increases in Budget 2026
299 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver Budget 2026 on 25 February. As anticipation builds about what the finance minister’s 2026 Budget speech will look like, analysts have predicted he…
Vibe coding is transforming development
223 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…
Inflation dips back to November levels, but FMD might drive meat prices up
218 2026 seems to be off to a good start with inflation softening in January. While economists predict food inflation will ease over the year, the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak could drive…
why long-life IoT networks matter more than ever
239 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…