Welcome to Open Banking – Revolutionising South Africa’s financial landscape and empowering consumers
Internationally, open Banking has been seen as a financial revolution – bringing about ways for consumers to feel more empowered than ever before –...
ChatGPT and Skynet
In the opening scene of the sci-fi feature film, Terminator Genisys, a voice-over says the following:
“Before they died, my parents told me stories about...
Barry Varkel’s “Big Jon Harry’s Revenge” – book launch at the Book Lounge on...
Lockdown did not go totally to waste for Barry Varkel. He completed writing his 4th novel during this trying period that most people simply...
Meet South Africa’s “Uber of Moving”
How one start-up aims to disrupt the way South Africans move
Semi-gration and micro-moves are increasing by the day, but the experience of moving hasn’t...
How load-shedding hits your food
It is – a point I’ve made before – a wonder of modern society that for most of us, our relationship with food is...
From dating to defrauding: Online romance scams surge as criminals cash in on lonely...
Catfishing, sextortion, phishing and other romance scams are big business for fraudsters. Carey van Vlaanderen, Chief Executive Officer at ESET Southern Africa says knowing...
De See Kat (Paternoster) restaurant review
Many years ago, I had a wealthy Somerset West based client who had built an upmarket weekend getaway house in Paternoster. He had continuously...
The Verge’s best of CES 2023
Rounding up the best and boldest tech news to come out of Las Vegas in 2023.
Another Consumer Electronics Show has come and (almost) gone,...
The hidden price tag of Black Friday: The most popular scams and how to...
The promise of a great bargain is attractive for SA shoppers, but cybercriminals have special scams of their own in store warns Carey van...
What load-shedding does to your home appliances and mobile devices
South Africans are currently experiencing the worst year of load-shedding recorded, and the rotational power cuts can profoundly affect electrical devices and appliances.
While load-shedding itself...
South Africa’s New Moving Industry Innovator Wise Move Sees Rapid Growth in 2022
South Africa's moving industry has grown exponentially in recent years. This has been due to an increase in demand for moving companies and services...
TV Series Review: Better Call Saul and My Question: What Makes a Good Lawyer?
Written and directed by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould – starring: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Michael Mando, Michael McKean, Giancarlo...
