Tech Reviews
Quick review of OPPO’s Reno14 5G: Flagship Feel, Midrange price tag
In a market where every rand counts, OPPO’s Reno14 5G lands with the swagger of a flagship - but does it deliver enough punch to justify its R19,999 price tag? Let’s unpack the essentials for South African consumers who want premium performance without the premium...
Why the HUAWEI WATCH GT 6 Pro is the top pick for style, performance and endurance
The smartwatch is the biggest revolution to have happened for watches since the quartz movement. They went from single-purpose tools for telling time to more integrated personal devices, more powerful than early computers. Over the last few years, the smartwatch form...
TOYOTA UNVEILS NEW LAND CRUISER FJ IN JAPAN
Toyota has reignited the spirit of adventure with the global reveal of the new Land Cruiser FJ, unveiled ahead of its public debut at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. Set for launch around mid-2026, the FJ brings a fresh and youthful dimension to the legendary Land...
Outdated employment contracts are a major legal risk for SMMEs
For South Africa's small and mid-sized businesses (SMMEs), the gap between past compliance and present law is becoming a dangerous fault line. Labour law, in particular, can be a minefield. In 2019, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration...
Navigating POPIA in a digitally borderless world
By Ryan Boyes, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Officer at Galix In South Africa, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is reshaping how organisations handle personal data, both locally and across borders. For businesses operating internationally, the...
Creditworthy and Misunderstood: New Data Challenges Lender Assumptions About Young Consumers
Consumer survey and credit bureau data debunk common myths about South Africa’s young, credit-eligible consumers
The age of AI…and the cost of getting lost in the hype Aaron Harris, CTO at Sage
The AI boom is in full swing. From generative tools to autonomous agents, it feels like everyone is racing to add AI to their products. But beneath the buzzwords lies a sobering reality: not all AI is built without bias or responsibly. In a landscape where over 70,000...
Money School Launches a Podcast in Partnership with Satrix to Equip Young South Africans with Financial Literacy
With South Africa’s youth unemployment rate among the highest in the world and young people facing mounting cost-of-living pressures, Satrix has partnered with the Money School Podcast, a groundbreaking new platform aimed at building the biggest financial literacy...
Q and A interview with John Press, Microsoft Surface Business Unit Head at Core
Brand & Strategic Positioning With the launch of the Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch Copilot+ PCs, how is Core positioning Surface as a category leader in South Africa’s premium business device market? Surface is the flagship PC offering from...
OMODA and JAECOO record strong third-quarter growth in South Africa
Brand O&J posts a 26% sales increase in Q3 compared to Q2, and 50% higher than Q1 2025. Year-to-date sales reach 8,543 units, with the brand on track to surpass 11,000 by year-end.
Microsoft announces Windows updates
Yesterday, Microsoft announced Windows updates that make the most powerful AI more accessible by integrating it into the Windows experiences people are already using every day. Here's a snapshot of the news and updates: Just ask, with "Hey Copilot" on Windows...
MG ZS PRO ARRIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA – UNLEASH THE POWER, LIVE THE LIFE
Striking new design with wide grille, sculpted body and signature “Predator Eye” LED headlamps
Turbocharged 1.5-litre engine balances everyday performance with fuel efficiency
Octopi Distribution appointed as strategic HP Managed Print Solutions distributor in Southern Africa
Octopi Distribution, a subsidiary of the Octopi Group, has officially been appointed as a dedicated HP Managed Print Solutions (MPS) distributor serving the South African and broader African market. The company has secured Tier 1 distribution rights for HP's A3 and A4...
A New Era for Accelerating Safe AI at Scale: Veeam to Acquire Securiti AI; Unifies Data Resilience with DSPM, Privacy and AI Trust
$1.725 billion acquisition will help organizations understand, secure, recover, and unleash the value of all data for AI
Volvo Cars celebrates four million cars produced on SPA architecture
Volvo Cars has built the four millionth car on its groundbreaking first-generation Scalable Product Architecture* (SPA). Debuting in 2014 with the second-generation Volvo XC90, SPA laid the foundation for the modern Volvo brand of today. It transformed the company’s...
The right gear changes everything: Sony’s adventure essentials the outdoors
The trail doesn't care about your plans. Weather shifts, light fades, and the moments that matter most happen when you least expect them. But with the right gear, those unpredictable elements become part of the adventure rather than obstacles to endure. Sony's latest...
Salesforce and Google Expand Strategic Partnership with Deeper Integrations Across Agentforce 360 and Gemini Enterprise
Salesforce’s Atlas Reasoning Engine introduces hybrid reasoning with Gemini models, enabling AI agents to combine the creativity of AI with the reliability of business processes. The extended partnership now expands across Google Workspace, integrating Agentforce 360’s sales and service capabilities across the entire collaboration suite. New integration between Slack’s real-time search API and Gemini Enterprise delivers powerful data analysis, agentic AI capabilities, and next-generation agent orchestration directly in Slack’s conversational interface.
Where Training Ends and Insight Begins: Academic Thinking in Action
By Pamela Nomzaza (Academic at Regent Business School) Quick fixes are failing. Businesses invest in short courses and certificates, expecting transformation, yet return to the same problems months later. Pamela Nomzaza, Academic at Regent Business School, argues this...
What the AI revolution will mean for businesses looking to scale
Heather Lowe, SME Development Head at FNB, and Jason Goldberg, Edge Growth co-founder and author of The Art of Scale
Why Do International Payments Still Require a Layover in New York?
By Chris Maurice, CEO of Yellow Card Most people don’t think about how money moves across borders. You tap your card on vacation or wire a supplier overseas and assume it works the same everywhere; fast and invisible. Beneath the surface, though, global payments...
