Smart ID cards: Major upgrade fixes long-standing inequality

South Africa’s green ID book era is ending.
‘Weaponise the youth’, Africa’s AI leap depends on them

Africa’s youth are ready to code the future. We just need to stop debating and fund their damn toolkits already.
Smart ID changes coming to more SA banks — what you need to know

DHA plans to expand smart ID and passport services to over 100 bank branches across SA (FINALLY!)
Workers’ Day reminder: You’re allowed to log off

Rest is resistance. Your burnout isn’t a badge. Rest this Workers’ Day.
We read your AI policy. Cute. Here’s ours

We wrote the AI policy most newsrooms want to avoid. You ready?
Kimchi meets curriculum! Korean cuisine now part of culinary training in SA

Korean cuisine is now part of formal chef training in South Africa, thanks to a new partnership with Steyns Culinary School.
130 Years in – is the Rand Show still worth going to?

From decibel duels, bazaar type stalls, pirates and mermaids and a full on military extravanga, the Rand Show has changed a lot but still holds its own.
Google: A sustainable future for SA news needs innovation, cooperation

South Africa’s Competition Commission has proposed a range of remedies that could reshape how digital platforms and publishers operate. In this op-ed, Charles Murito, Google’s Regional Director for Government Affairs and Public Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa, responds to the Commission’s recommendations and warns of what he sees as unintended consequences for publishers, users, and the […]
South African Jannie Mouton returns to Forbes Billionaires List

Mouton has an estimated net worth of R29.2 billion.
Google Cloud lands in South Africa: More jobs, more AI, more growth

Google Cloud’s first African cloud region is live in Johannesburg.