South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.
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Government’s draft AI policy has proposed the creation of seven new institutions to govern AI in South Africa.
Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.
Researcher BMIT forecasts 5G will account for two-thirds of all residential wireless broadband connections by 2029.
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Truecaller says it is cooperating with the Information Regulator’s ongoing Popia probe in South Africa.
Namibia’s telecoms regulator has explained why Starlink has been denied a licence to operate in the country.
Prominent podcasters have warned parliament that over-regulating the fledgling industry could cripple its growth.
Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare says the Vodacom deal has given the fibre group the firepower to expand at scale.
A US jury has ordered Meta to pay $375-million for allegedly enabling child exploitation on its platforms.
Seacom’s earnings have surged after subsea cable disruptions that hit the prior period fell away.
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Visa is integrating stablecoins into its payments network, positioning itself as the bridge to global merchant acceptance.
Oracle has been accused of concealing its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its AI infrastructure.
Women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists are calling on Google and Apple to remove the apps.
Ugandan authorities have cut internet access and limited mobile services ahead of crucial elections.
