163 Blu Label Unlimited Group will post a massive basic earnings loss for the six months to end-November 2025, driven almost entirely by a R5.2-billion accounting hit linked to its disposal of…
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MeerKAT detects most powerful natural radio laser ever observed
156 One of the MeerKAT antennas in the Karoo South African astronomers have detected the most distant and powerful natural radio laser ever observed. The signal comes from a galaxy more than…
Customers have new expectations. Is your CX ready?
147 Customer experience has entered an exciting new phase. Technology is now delivering real, practical benefits for both organisations and customers – not through hype, but through better design, smarter integration and…
South Africa’s cybersecurity challenge is not a tool problem
194 South African organisations are investing heavily in cybersecurity. Most large enterprises run multiple platforms across endpoints, cloud, identity, vulnerability management and threat detection. Yet breaches continue to rise, ransomware remains a…
How AI is rewriting the rules of consulting
178 PwC South Africa’s Mark Allderman AI is reshaping the consulting industry globally, altering business models, project life cycles and how engagements are priced. Some of these changes are reflected in the…
Crackdown on students gambling away Nsfas money online
118 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…
Meta may launch AI-powered smartwatch in 2026
150 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
177 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
168 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
188 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…
