R99 grocery subscription war: Pick n Pay takes on Checkers

by nouman | Oct 30, 2026 | Amazon, Checkers, News, Pick n Pay, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Shoprite, Vince Viviers

Smart Shopper Pro offers free asap! deliveries and extra points, at the same price as Shoprite’s Xtra Savings Plus.

Binance hit by $6.3-billion hack, the biggest crypto heist ever

by nouman | Oct 30, 2026 | Binance, BitGo, Chainalysis, Circle, Coinbase, Cryptocurrencies, News, Polymarket, Ripple, Sections, Strategy, tether, TRM Labs, World Liberty Financial, Yi He

Blockchain analysts TRM Labs and Chainalysis say the attackers behind the raid were from North Korea.

How to protect your business from digital banking scams and fraud

by nouman | Oct 30, 2026 | Banking, Company News, Sections, Standard Bank

Fake invoices and OTP scams: Standard Bank on how businesses can protect themselves from fraud.

AI has started a tech ‘supercycle’, says Datatec’s Jens Montanana

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | Cisco, Datatec, General Atlantic, Investment, Ivan Dittrich, Jens Montanana, Logicalis, News, Sections, Westcon

Datatec CEO Jens Montanana says AI has permanently enlarged demand for computing, networking and cybersecurity.

Icasa wants your fingerprint before you can get a Sim card

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | Association of Comms and Technology, Ferdi Moolman, home affairs, Icasa, Information Regulator, Mothibi Ramusi, MTN, News, Sections, Telecoms

Icasa wants mobile operators to check their subscribers’ fingerprints or faces against home affairs records.

South Africa’s AI policy team is racing a 30 November deadline

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | Benjamin Rosman, Jeanette Morwane, News, Policy and regulation, Sections, Solly Malatsi

South Africa’s redrafted AI policy goes to cabinet by March 2027, months later than first promised.