South Africa will extradite six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud to the US, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by US authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They allegedly targeted more than 100 women in the…
Disney+ has launched a redesigned application in South Africa, requiring existing subscribers to transition to the updated platform by October 12, after which the legacy app will be fully decommissioned. Users accessing the platform will be prompted to download the new software and authenticate using their existing credentials, with on-screen prompts guiding account confirmation and…
Lorna Hardie, Regional Director – Africa, Check Point Software Technologies. Africa’s energy and utilities sectors were the most targeted by cyber criminals in August 2026, followed by financial services and government institutions, according to Check Point Research’s Global Threat Intelligence insights covering four African countries. “This should be a red flag to all concerned,” says Lorna…
Zambia switched on the cryptographic foundations of its digital state this week, the second country in the region to do so inside a fortnight, after Namibia. The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (Zicta) and Altron Security, the identity business inside the JSE-listed Altron group, announced the completion of a production key ceremony in Lusaka…
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang detailed the structural drivers behind the semiconductor giant’s sustained market dominance and projected revenue trajectory through the end of next year. Facing an increasingly competitive landscape where major technology hyperscalers, leading artificial intelligence research laboratories, and specialized hardware startups are actively developing in-house silicon, Huang maintained that Nvidia’s full-stack…
Takealot sellers manufacturing locally can enter the Made Local challenge, which rewards business performance and programme participation. Takealot is partnering with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) to help locally manufacturing SMEs scale their businesses through its e-commerce marketplace. According to a statement, the organisations have introduced the 2026 Takealot TIA Local Innovation Challenge, known as…
Apple’s new foldable iPhone launched on Wednesday with impressive features and a premium price tag, starting at US$1 999 in the US market. But some observers in the packed room at the launch event in Cupertino, California were left questioning its appeal beyond wealthy tech enthusiasts. Apple executives demonstrated the iPhone Duo — which is expected…
While the folding iPhone Duo captured widespread attention, the imaging upgrades introduced on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max represent a significant technical milestone for its photography. Moving beyond megapixel increases and software-driven enhancements, Apple has integrated a hardware-level variable aperture on its 48-megapixel primary Fusion camera. Read: Apple unveils the iPhone Duo, entering…
ICASA chairperson Mothibi Ramusi. (Image source: ICASA) The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) wants to ensure its regulations are evidence-based, says chairperson Mothibi Ramusi. This, amid the fresh round of scrutiny of the long-running issue of the cost to communicate in the country; costs which Ramusi said have not declined with the envisaged…
Caxton & CTP Publishers & Printers has begun piloting AI in its media division, and says it has so far applied the technology to copy editing rather than to writing. The disclosure appears in the group’s results for the year to 30 June 2026, published on Friday. The results describe a deliberately cautious roll-out. Caxton…
