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AutoTrader in AI push as fuel prices drive EV shift

AI, electric vehicle demand and Chinese brands are reshaping SA’s car market, driving disruption and competition, says AutoTrader.

Global capital shifts beyond Silicon Valley – and SA benefits

South Africa is attracting serious venture capital attention, with two unicorns and strong funding growth.

UNIVEN hackathon drives cyber security innovation pipeline

UNIVEN is using its CyberSecureTech Hackathon to equip students with practical cyber security skills while driving innovation in SA’s digital economy.

SAMRO increases distribution allocation to over half a billion rand for financial year 2025

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation announced a total distribution allocation of R630.2 million for the 2025 financial year.

Shoprite adds AI shopping assistant to Sixty60 app

The retailer introduces Pixie, an AI shopping assistant on the Sixty60 app that predicts shopping needs.

ITWeb TV: Does SA have what it takes to produce a billion-dollar unicorn? | Episode #98

Innovation Hub CEO Bangani Mpangalasane discusses Gauteng's budding start-up ecosystem, why SA has yet to produce a unicorn company, and innovation that can be a catalyst for economic development and resolve societal challenges.

Technology Innovation Agency

New CEO appointed at Technology Innovation Agency

The Technology Innovation Agency announces the official appointment of Dr Titus Mathe as its new chief executive officer.

Haibot throws down the gauntlet with R10 000 agentic AI challenge

Haibot's challenge is a call to action for SA's tech community to get hands-on with the technology shaping the future of work.

Meta Superintelligence Labs unleashes new AI model

Muse Spark will power the company’s Meta AI assistant across its standalone app and web platform.

Department of Science

SA, China strengthen sci-tech ties

The countries commit to innovation-led development, skills exchange and global cooperation.

South Africa Information and Communication Technology Association

When silicon got serious about security

Early network break-ins in the 1970s, growing databases and political scandals made it clear that information was becoming valuable, and vulnerable.

Dr Jannie Zaaiman

Fuel hikes drive South Africans towards electric vehicles

South Africans explore the purchase of electric vehicles as fuel price hikes kick in, with government incentives and used EV availability supporting adoption.

Sibahle Malinga

Change The World 2026

Finding Africa’s next-gen social entrepreneurs

Eleven start-ups pitch their businesses to a panel of judges at Change The World 2026, in Cape Town, in a bid to secure funding and scale.

Telemetry data exposes scale of unplanned power outages

While load-shedding has receded, the lived experience of unreliable power has not, a new report shows.

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