Tech Reviews
South Africa’s skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide
South Africa faces a persistent disconnect between the talent available in the labour market and the qualifications that employers are seeking, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for April 2026. Around half (54%) of job adverts posted in the last 12 months...
Nissan Formula E Team aiming to build momentum on Monaco’s streets
Nissan Formula E Team is set to tackle the world-famous Circuit de Monaco this weekend in Rounds 9 and 10 of the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The team will be aiming to build on its positive results last time out in Berlin, where Oliver Rowland took...
Samsung announces global Galaxy S26 Ultra collaboration for the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in theatres
Samsung brings its first ever Runway Cam #withGalaxy to The Devil Wears Prada 2 World Premiere showcasing the pro-grade camera on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Don’t Let the Ping Kill the Hype: Acer Africa Combines Raw Power with Unbeatable Gaming Value
As the biggest game launches of 2026 arrive, gamers face a familiar heartbreak: the high ping and stability issues that turn cinematic masterpieces into slideshows. Acer Africa is answering the call by pairing its high-performance hardware with specialized networking...
South African Artists Generated Over ZAR 504M on Spotify in 2025
Local artists generated over ZAR 504 million on Spotify alone, a 28% increase year-on-year and nearly double the earnings since 2023.
Iress partners with Thoughtworks to accelerate platform modernisation
Iress today announced a strategic partnership with global technology consultancy Thoughtworks to accelerate platform modernisation and unlock AI-enabled growth across its Wealth businesses. The partnership will support Iress in executing its strategy to modernise core...
South African field sales teams need liberation, not just supervision
By allowing machines and humans to each work on what they do best, businesses erase the hidden costs of friction
Why hardware security matters more than ever
Walk into any café, airport lounge, or hotel lobby and you'll see the modern workplace in action. Laptops open, meetings happening over video, documents being edited in real time. Work is no longer confined to the office. This flexibility has delivered huge...
Naked becomes the world’s first to give a final car insurance quote in ChatGPT
With the launch of what is believed to be the first South African app in ChatGPT, Naked is signalling how AI assistants could reshape financial services.
Xero delivers Claude integration to advance AI-powered financial intelligence
Partnership allows millions of small businesses and their advisors worldwide to leverage Xero wherever they work
Nissan and Red Hat Co-Engineer the Future of Software-Defined Vehicles
Nissan selects Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System as the foundation for its next-generation Central Vehicle Computer
Google opens free 2026 ‘Hustle Academy’ to bridge AI skills gap
Whether it's a salon owner in Soweto or a graduate in a Johannesburg lecture hall, the challenge is the same: finding the time to master the tools of the future. While generative AI is projected to add $100 billion (R1.66 trillion) to Africa's economy annually, nine...
Capitec Connect crosses 1.5 million users and makes Connect-to-Connect calls free
Capitec Connect, South Africa's largest MVNO, has reached 1.5 million active users and is now offering free voice calls between Connect SIMs - an industry first, and the latest move towards lowering the real cost of staying connected. For most South Africans,...
Compliance-as-a-Service should be baked into your payroll
Payroll software with automatic regulatory updates should be the standard, not an upsell.
Toyota and Government Partnership marks key step forward for Hydrogen Mobility in South Africa
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM), together with the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) and Hydrogen South Africa (HySA), recently reached a significant milestone in South Africa’s clean energy transition with the handover of a locally developed...
International Anti-Ransomware Day-2026: Kaspersky shares insights into ransomware trends and tactics
On International Anti-Ransomware Day, May 12, Kaspersky shares a report with an overview of ransomware trends that marked 2025 and insights into what the threat landscape holds in 2026. According to Kaspersky Security Network, in 2025 Latin America had the highest...
The future of payments in the palm of your hand today
South Africa’s SME and payments landscape is getting a meaningful new entrant as iStore launches iStore Pay, its new business payment solution designed for entrepreneurs, SMEs and modern businesses.
Jonathan Mogotsi ready to race Nürburgring 24-hour
Mogotsi ready for the big Nürburgring 24-hour race on 16-17 May
Former Driver Search winner, SupaCup champion has earned Permit A and will race a Max Kruse Racing Volkswagen Golf 8 TCR
The Isle of Man advantage for cross-border entrepreneurs
By Lance Lawson, Business Development Consultant at Sovereign Trust SA As more South African entrepreneurs build businesses that operate across borders, the question of where to base these operations has become increasingly strategic. For entrepreneurs who live,...
POPIA turns its attention to gated access
Commentary by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Regulatory Head at Werksmans Attorneys The Information Regulator has gazetted its proposed Code of Conduct on the processing of personal information at gated accesses. At 65 pages long, the code signals a significant...
