Energy regulator Nersa registered 3.13GW of new generation capacity between July and September, nearly four times the 804MW it registered in the previous quarter, as a handful of large wind farms and solar plants swelled the pipeline. The 144 facilities registered in the quarter carry an estimated investment value of R78.2-billion, Nersa said in a…
Marco Wagener, CEO of iiDENTIFii. (Image source: supplied). Fewer than one in four South African enterprises rate their identity verification systems as highly effective at preventing fraud, despite more than half suspecting or having observed attacks using AI-generated phishing, voice impersonation or deepfakes. These are among the findings of the iiDENTIFii South African Identity Index…
Pick n Pay reported a 35.4% surge in online sales during the six months through August 2026, matching rival Checkers Sixty60’s recent growth pace. The retailer’s online momentum proved a key bright spot in an otherwise muted operational period, though the company withheld specific rand figures for its digital division. Read: Apple iPhone Duo launches…
South Africa’s AI education growth highlights the importance of combining technical expertise with essential human skills for future success. (Image: istockphoto.com). AI technology experts and education professionals say a recent increase in AI course enrolments in SA is significant, but the country’s efforts to develop AI skills alongside the human skills needed to apply them…
Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX and Tesla have established independent special committees to evaluate a potential combination of the two companies, sending SpaceX shares up 8% and Tesla shares up 1.8% in extended trading. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The official confirmation follows months of market speculation regarding an operational merger…
Chinese-made cars are seen in specialised vehicle racks in preparation for loading onto ships for export, at the Taicang Port area of Suzhou Port, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on October 12, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s exports grew by 36.3% in September from a year ago, their fastest pace…
Thirty-three people have been killed in a Russian glide bomb attack on two civilian buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, rescue officials say. Another 18 people were wounded, said Donetsk regional head Vadym Filashkin, accusing Russia of targeting buses carrying passengers to kill as many civilians as possible. Images posted by local prosecutors showed…
US President Donald Trump shows the crowd an executive order he just signed during a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, on October 5, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has allowed the use of cheaper red-dyed diesel, typically reserved for farm operations, to be…
Africa’s projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050 places immense demand on the creative sector to nurture budding talent to withstand evolving expectations and remain relevant. Currently valued at around $60 billion and projected to hit $200 billion by 2030, the regional creative economy, which includes Nigeria, remains fiscally vital and poised for explosive growth…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Anthropic is considering rolling out a new AI model to counter OpenAI’s momentum since its launch of GPT-6 Astra, according to three sources, ahead of an expected public listing and after its CEO called for an industry-wide slowdown. The timing of a potential launch aimed at…
