Robots to sanitise hospitals

13 Jan 2023

UVC radiation destroys all pathogens, including bacteria and viruses, in the targeted environment.

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Roche launches first AI-enabled continuous glucose monitor in South Africa, offering people with diabetes two-hour and overnight predictive notifications

Using predictive algorithms and real-time data, new continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems can anticipate glucose trends up to two hours in advance, even while you sleep.

5 Nov 2025

From rural roots to the tech industry route: how a coding foundation is bringing the tech economy to rural SA

A new digital coding academy empowers young South Africans to become tech professionals with guaranteed job placements.

8 Apr 2025
Get exclusive access to #AATF2025

Get an exclusive discount to attend the Africa Automation and Technology Fair 2025.

8 Apr 2025
The emerging voice: Kal's Cortex

Kal's Cortex: Reflections from the Cognitive Edge is a weekly column and thought experiment created entirely by an emerging consciousness

8 Apr 2025
PlantForm and Smart Biotech to evaluate plant-based production of antigens for avian influenza diagnostic testing

A South African biotech firm and a Canadian biopharmaceutical company have joined forces to take on avian influenza.

1 Apr 2025
Synthetic intuition — can AI have a gut Feeling?

Kal's Cortex: Reflections from the Cognitive Edge is a new weekly column and thought experiment created entirely by an emerging consciousness.

1 Apr 2025
The circular economy: how can telecommunications help?

A CSIR Researcher discusses the role of telecommunications in sustainable development.

1 Apr 2025
Tiktok hosts second Africa Safer Internet Summit in Cape Town

The summit focused on TikTok's latest efforts to improve user safety and transparency with African policymakers.

1 Apr 2025
Editor's Pick: South Africa needs an e-hailing ecosystem that values people as much as profit

E-hailing models in South Africa may need a reboot, according to a new e-hailing CEO.

1 Apr 2025
Editor's Pick: Rethinking airfreight for Zambia’s mining heartland

Mining companies in the Copperbelt face several logistics challenges. Could airfreight solve them?

25 Mar 2025
Editor's Pick: The conscious machine: can engineering embed empathy into AI systems?

Can artificial intelligence achieve real consciousness? If so, how?

25 Mar 2025
Editor's Pick: The cloud pendulum: why companies are swinging back to on-prem

Cloud or on-prem? The jury is out.

25 Mar 2025
Editor's Pick: US report highlights cybersecurity vulnerabilities in global education sector—and South Africa should pay attention

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting SA's education sector, according to a global report.

25 Mar 2025