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Operators must warn subscribers twice before deactivating a dormant Sim under new Icasa numbering rules.
Pick n Pay’s asap! app is adding Penny, a Gemini-powered assistant that builds your basket by conversation.
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The cabinet has decided to scrap government plans to license a wholesale open-access network in South Africa.
MultiChoice Group shares jumped after it said it had reached a settlement agreement over a multibillion-rand tax dispute in Nigeria.
Eskom will reduce the intensity of load shedding to level 3 at 9pm on Thursday.
Absa-banked merchants can now accept card payments directly on their mobile phones, without the need for a point-of-sale terminal.
Digital bank TymeBank is expanding into the medical insurance space, with a plan to offer South Africans access to private healthcare starting at R139/month.
Covid-19 may have killed one in every 200 South Africans, a study suggests.
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Microsoft has agreed to invest $1-billion in a partnership with research group OpenAI, gaining a prominent cloud-computing customer from the artificial intelligence field.
ITV and the British Broadcasting Corporation have reached an agreement on a UK streaming venture, as they seek to respond to the incursion from digital rivals including Netflix.
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson has said his spaceship has just a few more test flights before he jumps on board for the first tourist trip.
Microsoft topped quarterly sales and profit projections, fuelled by steady demand for cloud computing services and a surprisingly strong Windows business.
Independent power producers could provide more than 60GW of conventionally produced electricity, according to the department of energy. This is nearly twice the total capacity now produced by Eskom – and it could be brought to market for far less than what
The department of communications has set out a case for more muscular government involvement in the telecommunications industry to help ensure that access to broadband becomes universal in South Africa. The department’s chief director
































