Tech Reviews
HP Research: From Vibe Hacking to Flat-Pack Malware, Low-Effort AI-Built Attacks Are Beating Current Defenses
HP Inc. issued its latest Threat Insights Report, with strong indications that attackers are using AI to scale and accelerate campaigns – with many prioritizing cost, effort and efficiency over quality. Despite being formulaic and low-effort, these AI-assisted attacks...
Move over: Google Gemini Powers South Africa’s First AI-Assisted Braai Challenge
South Africa's beloved braai tradition has long reflected an unspoken division of roles, with men typically tending the fire while women handle the preparation in the kitchen. In the spirit of International Women's Day, Google set out to challenge that norm by putting...
JETOUR MAINTAINS SPOT IN TOP 15, REFLECTING GROWING POPULARITY GLOBALLY
With 1 673 vehicles sold in February alone, Jetour has maintained its position as one of the top 15 automotive sellers in the country for the fourth month in a row, ranking 11th overall last month. February also saw South Africa’s automotive market reach its highest...
Capitec unveils world-first real-time AI system to eliminate client support friction
Capitec today announced Pulse, an innovative AI capability that fundamentally changes how clients experience support through its contact centre. For the first time, clients are assisted by contact centre agents who already know what issues to address at every...
Simplified Device Management for the Modern Enterprise
Learn how you can update and secure PCs in your enterprise with one application: Dell Client Device Manager
Nedbank Partners with Crypto.com to Drive Blockchain-Based Financial Innovation Across Africa
Partnership will Explore Payment, Settlement and Liquidity Solutions to Enhance Region’s Financial System Resilience
The Heart of the City: Uber Honours Drivers and Announces New Support Initiatives
Uber South Africa today hosted its flagship Driver Appreciation Event, themed "The Heart of the City", to formally recognise the tens of thousands of drivers who power the country's mobility economy. Beyond celebration, the event served as a platform for Uber to...
World-First Privacy Display on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is Redefining Mobile Privacy
With the recently launched Galaxy S26 series, Samsung unveiled a breakthrough feature that is set to change the way users experience privacy on their phones. Building on decades of display innovation, the AI(artificial intelligence)-powered Samsung Galaxy S26...
Lexus South Africa partners with LIV Golf as the official vehicle partner of the South African event
Lexus South Africa is excited to announce its partnership with LIV Golf - the global golf league blending world-class competition with entertainment and culture to grow the game worldwide. The partnership marks a dynamic new chapter in Lexus’ commitment to innovation,...
Why mentoring won’t stop women from leaving tech this International Women’s Day
International Women's Day 2026 asks us to 'Give to Gain', but tech leaders are often giving the wrong thing. While the industry is obsessed with 1-to-1 mentoring, over 50% of women still quit by mid-career. They aren't leaving because they lack skills – far from it....
Volkswagen issues notice of Polo Vivo recall
Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has informed the National Consumer Commission (NCC) of an issue affecting the handbrakes of Polo Vivos built in the last year. The issue has been detected in some Vivos built between February 2025 and February 2026. As a result of the...
Creating Space to Lead: How Sony is growing a network for women in visual storytelling
Technology shapes the way stories are told, shared and remembered. The people designing, leading and refining that technology influence which voices are amplified and how creative industries evolve. As we approach international Women's Day, at Sony that understanding...
Changan SA sales outpacing the market by 12X
Changan South Africa Records 81.9% Month-on-Month Growth, Outpacing Market by 12X: Changan sales up 81.9% month-on-month. Total domestic market grew from 50,073 to 53,455 units over the same period – approximately +6.8% MoM. Changan grew nearly 12 times faster than the overall market from January to February.
Google brings AI Overviews and AI Mode to 13 African languages including 4 South African languages
Google has now expanded it’s AI Overviews and AI Mode search tools and are now available in 13 SSA languages, in South Africa: Afrikaans, Southern Sotho, Tswana and Zulu.
NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South African FMCG retail lifted by economic tailwinds
FMCG sales value for 2025 rise 5.7% to R683 billion. Traditional trade channels growing at a faster pace than modern trade. Winner-takes-all opportunity for agile FMCG brands in traditional trade channels.
The next gender gap is time
Women often bear the hidden cost of lost time; improving access restores it
In logistics, the paper trail is running out of road
Rising delivery demands are exposing the limits of manual proof-of-delivery systems and forcing a rethink of accountability.
While policy stalls, a fragile web of private apps has filled South Africa’s healthcare limbo
By Martin Fernandes, business development manager at Fortinet Africa While policy debates continue over the 15-year horizon for the National Health Insurance (NHI) and its planned Single Electronic Health Record (SEHR), a quieter, faster transformation has already...
Why AI will not replace human judgment in credit risk and hiring
Over the coming year, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly redefining both the credit and hiring sectors in South Africa, reshaping how opportunity is created and accessed. Research published in the SA Journal of Human Resource Management shows that more than...
HONOR and ARRI announce strategic technical collaboration to bring ARRI Image Science into next-generation consumer devices
RRI and HONOR extend cinematic image science and production workflows into consumer devices.
