news

Should you trust AI with high-stakes decisions in your day-to-day life?

By Michael Visser, Head of Services at My AI Lawyer

Is the next frontier of African connectivity in the sky?

By Warren Alberts, Chief Executive Officer at VAS-X

The industry providers aimed to automate everything until the bots went down and no one could answer

Chloe Castle, National Head of Sales & Marketing at Backspace, discusses the gap between customer convenience and business accountability when systems...

Before an AI agent gets authority, make it pass a failure test

As businesses give AI agents greater autonomy, Dr Pierre Le Roux, Managing Director of MOYO, argues that organisations need to test what happens when...
NEWS

92% of Africa’s ransomware now hits South Africa but our real crisis is silence

6 November 2026

What if one of the biggest risks to businesses isn’t their technology, but their employees’ fear of admitting a mistake? Anna Collard from KnowBe4 Africa argues that businesses could be making themselves more...

NEWS

AI is coming for blue-collar work too - why South Africa’s skills training needs a rethink

6 November 2026

By Daniel Orelowitz, Managing Director at Training Force

NEWS

Cyber criminals don’t need new attacks when AI is making the old ones work better

2 November 2026

By Richard Ford, CTO, Integrity360

NEWS

My last tank of petrol was 7000 km ago: The car works, the rules do not

30 October 2026

By Dr Patrick Narbel, GoSolr co-founder and CTO

NEWS

Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club and PUMA introduce third jersey - The Rise Kit -

29 October 2026

Just like their fellow Pretoria brothers, the Vodacom Bulls, Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club has now introduced a third kit for the 2026/27 season. The Rise Kit will make its debut on pitch when Mamelodi Sundowns face...

NEWS

The advent of green automation – can it make industries more efficient and sustainable?

28 October 2026

By Kobus Vermeulen, Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric

NEWS

Red Hat Survey exposes blind spots in South Africa enterprise software supply chains

27 October 2026

Red Hat, a leading provider of open source solutions, has announced the results of a survey examining enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and risk management across 1,400 CIOs in 14 countries, including...

NEWS

Dell Technologies Forum Johannesburg takes place on 3 November

27 October 2026

Dell Technologies Forum 2026 will take place at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg on 3 November, bringing together business and technology leaders to examine how organisations can scale artificial intelligence,...

NEWS

Founder of women-owned homeware brand awarded SA's 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year

27 October 2026

Dr Michelle Von Stein, whose Stellenbosch studio turns her family's hand-painted botanical and wildlife artworks into homeware, tableware and accessories, has been named South Africa's 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year

NEWS

The illusion of protection - owning the security tools is not the same as being secure

27 October 2026

Most companies believe they are protected right up until they have been breached. So why do the tools create a false sense of safety, and what closes the gap between tools and actual security? Mohammed Pochee,...

smartphones

OPPO Reno16 F 5G: 4 main standouts

2 November 2026

Simply a phone for the fashion conscious, or is there more to OPPO’s Reno16 F than just a pretty face? Read the below to find out more.

smartphones

Motorola G37 smartphone

4 September 2026

If you only have R4k to buy a 5G smartphone, what’s a solid choice? The Motorola G37 offers decent specs that make the most of the price – up to an extent.

data storage

SanDisk Max Endurance MicroSDXC memory card 128 GB

1 September 2026

The SanDisk Max Endurance MicroSDXC memory card range serves a specific purpose: maximum longevity for continuous, heavy write cycles – exactly what you need for use in CCTV systems, security cameras, dashcams and...

car reviews

Changan Hunter Diesel – Tech Meets Toughness

31 August 2026

The Changan Hunter Diesel enters with all the muscle you’d expect, but what sets it apart is how much tech it packs into the cabin. This isn’t just a workhorse; it’s a connected command centre on wheels.

smartphones

A month with the Motorola Edge 70

24 June 2026

Slim, good looks and brains? The Motorola Edge 70 ticks all the right boxes after a month-long review period.

smartphones

Oppo Reno15 Pro 5G

16 March 2026

As a more compact upper-midrange phone, should the new Reno15 Pro be on your radar?

smartphones

Honor X9d 5G

13 February 2026

Honor’s X9d 5G arrives with a bold claim: it’s the “unbreakable AI smartphone”, promising to be a rugged outlier in a more fragile midrange market. If this device is on your shortlist, here is what you need to...

audio

Xiaomi Sound Party Bluetooth Speaker

13 January 2026

If you are looking the upgrade from your smaller portable Bluetooth speaker, Xiaomi offers something great with their new Sound Party.

4k tvs

One month with the TCL 65C6K television

9 October 2025

The 65C6K, one of TCL’s Mini LED models in their entry-range, was sent to TechSmart for testing. After spending a month with it, I came away pleasantly surprised by just how much it offers for the price.

outdoor

Puma Velocity Nitro 4 running shoes

10 September 2025

A rise in style and a drop in weight. How does the Puma Velocity Nitro 4 perform on the road?

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