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Poor women 50% less likely to use Internet

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High prices, gender pay gaps and a lack of education makes women 50% less likely to access basic Internet services in poor urban communities, a global technology group has told parliament. The portfolio committee on

Uber pilots dashcams in Cape Town

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Internet ride-sharing app Uber has launched a month-long dashcam pilot in Cape Town amid the service experiencing recent safety concerns. The digital cameras record what is happening in front of

Inflation falls below 6%

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South Africa’s inflation fell below the upper end of the central bank’s target band in August for the first time this year, leaving room for policy makers to continue to pause their tightening cycle. The rate fell to 5,9% from 6% a

Uber hires security chief after attacks

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Uber has appointed a head of security for Africa after three people were attacked in two separate incidents in July and August in Johannesburg, allegedly while taking rides using the popular app. Deon Du Toit, who joins

Anger over MWeb’s ‘mother-buffer’ ad

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A television advertisement by MWeb that uses the term “mother-buffer” is acceptable, despite its play on an expletive, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. This follows a complaint from viewers

Meet Google’s new digital assistant

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Google has unleashed its digital assistant for the first time, arriving late to the intensifying race among the largest technology companies to create a more personal and lucrative way for computers to interact with humans. The Google Assistant

Allo: an ‘interview’ with Google’s new AI

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Google introduced a new digital assistant on Wednesday. Bloomberg News put the system through its paces by asking questions, some of which were suggested by AI experts including Oren Etzioni, head of the Allen Institute for

State allocates R2,5bn for broadband push

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The South African government has allocated R2,5bn for a push to roll out broadband networks across the country over the next three years, a potential boon to telecommunications carriers such as Telkom. The first phase of the project will

Just give up already, R2K tells Hlaudi

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SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng must stop trying to fight the court ruling that his appointment should be set aside, the Right2Know Campaign said on Tuesday. By holding on to Motsoeneng, the SABC board and

SA data prices ‘daylight robbery’

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The country’s data prices are “daylight robbery” and need to be halved, radio personality Thabo “Tbo Touch” Molefe told MPs on Tuesday. Data did not have to be free, but it had to be affordable, the owner of online radio