Black Swan, a Mauritius-based FinTech startup, has been named the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, following a high-energy Grand Finale at Innovation City, Cape Town on November 26, 2025. Led by the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) and powered by Absa Group, the MEST Africa Challenge is one of the...
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Hisense SA confirms strategic partnership with RGB Gaming for Rage Expo 2025
Hisense SA is proud to announce its official partnership with RGB Gaming for Rage Expo 2025, taking place from 5 – 7 December at Fourways Mall. The collaboration brings together one of the world’s leading consumer electronics brands with South Africa’s most engaged gaming community for an unforgettable three-day tech and gaming showcase. As a...
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GoSolr & rather.chat utilise AI smartbots to increase transition to renewable energy in SA
During the height of load shedding, GoSolr was battling to keep up with overwhelming national demand. They simply did not have enough people to answer phones or pre-qualify customers wanting to subscribe to their solar service. With the constant, unpredictable changes to load shedding stages, the company was hesitant to hire dozens of staff only...
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Trend Micro predicts 2026 as the Year Cybercrime becomes Fully Industrialized
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, today released its annual Security Predictions Report for 2026, warning that the coming year will mark the true industrialization of cybercrime. Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are now enabling threat actors to run entire campaigns autonomously, from reconnaissance to extortion, creating unprecedented speed, scale, and complexity for enterprise defenders. Tony...
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Liquid C2 expands Google Cloud access in Africa with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven distribution programme, Liquid G
Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, has announced the launch of its AI-powered Google Cloud distribution programme. Known as Liquid G, the programme is designed to accelerate cloud adoption and growth for African resellers and enterprises. Delivered through Cloudmania, Liquid G builds on the company’s long-standing collaboration...
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Specno warns: “2026 will separate the builders from the breakthroughs” as fast-fashion tech floods the market
South Africa – As global organisations race toward 2026, Specno is issuing a clear warning: businesses that do not rethink how they build digital products will be left behind in what leaders are calling the fast-fashion era of tech. With AI now enabling rapid development at unprecedented speed, the competitive landscape has fundamentally changed. Speed alone...
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Amazon Leo to launch in South Africa and corner the market before Starlink
Amazon Leo has launched a webpage Amazon’s Leo where users can register for satellite broadband service. However, the service is currently only in public testing with select enterprise partners and a general commercial launch is expected in 2026. Amazon Leo’s Ultra, is designed to deliver download speeds of up to 1 Gbps, which is faster...
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Hot 102.7FM ask ICASA to amend their Licence to play Old skool and R&B 24 hours a day
The Hot 102.7FM wants to play Old skool and R&B 24 hours a day, replacing the classical music at night. “Hot 102.7FM has made an application to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to amend its individual commercial sound broadcasting service licence,” said the station in a social media post. “HOT 102.7FM’s existing...
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AI Is Your Friend: Then why does the dance-floor feel so lonely? writes Shadrack ‘SK95’ Mashaba
Last month, I watched a “live” set by an artist who wasn’t there. Not delayed. Not backstage. Never existed. Her voice—smooth, smoky, flawlessly in tune—came from an algorithm. Her image, projected in 4K, moved with uncanny grace, hitting every cue. The lighting sync’d to the beat. The crowd swayed, phones raised, as if witnessing something real. But...
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Stogie T announces New Album Anomy, featuring Maglera Doe Boy, Thandiswa Mazwai, Nasty C, A-Reece, Maggz, and Ricky Tyler
Motif Records announces the upcoming release of ANOMY, the new album by South African rap titan Stogie T. A profound and ambitious body of work, ANOMY finds the celebrated lyricist confronting themes of identity, purpose, disillusionment, and spiritual reconstruction. Drawing from the sociological term “anomie,” which refers to a collapse of shared values, the album...