From digital IDs to AI-powered crime fighting, here are the key tech takeaways from Sona 2026.
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While its other segments have showed a relatively muted performance, Cell C’s MVNO business is thriving.
South Africa will push ahead with breaking up Eskom and creating a standalone company to run the transmission grid.
Cell C’s first results as a listed company reveal a cleaner balance sheet but a business still searching for momentum.
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Vodacom South Africa said on Friday that it has begun testing an advanced new 5G technology.
BankservAfrica is rebranding as PayInc in a move that signals an intention to reshape South Africa’s digital economy.
Ford’s South African unit plans to lay off more than 470 employees, the Solidarity trade union said on Thursday.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up, xAI, has released a new “speedy and economical” agentic coding model.
The Reserve Bank is keeping a watchful eye on developments in stablecoin legislation in the US and elsewhere.
Blue Label Telecoms’ share price has plunged by more than a quarter in the past two days.
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Whistle-blower Edward Snowden has warned of governments and corporations trying to wrest control of AI.
Touchcast is raising $100-million from venture backers, including OpenAI investor Microsoft.
Cisco has launched a $1-billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence start-ups.
Pat Gelsinger has fired back at a claim that traditional processors like Intel’s are running out of steam in the AI era.
