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      Naspers signals core earnings surge ahead of results

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      Google on the hook for what its AI tells users, court rules

      15 June 2026
      How Russians juggle VPNs to outwit the Kremlin

      How Russians juggle VPNs to outwit the Kremlin

      15 June 2026
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      Trouble at Xbox

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      What Wi-Fi 8 will mean for wireless networks

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      Alfa's electric rebel - Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica Veloce

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      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

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      TCS | Charge's R1.8-billion bet on an off-grid EV future - Charge chairman Joubert Roux

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      18 May 2026
      TCS+ | The Up&Up Group on the hidden cost of AI - Jason Harrison

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      13 May 2026
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      18 June 2026
      The author, Fanie van Rooyen

      The US just showed it can switch off our AI

      17 June 2026
      The clock is ticking on South African banks' biggest advantage - Pambos Soteriades

      The clock is ticking on South African banks’ biggest advantage

      9 June 2026

      Clashing judgments leave South Africa’s crypto law unsettled

      2 June 2026
      The clock is ticking on South African banks' biggest advantage - Pambos Soteriades

      The trap inside South Africa’s banking MVNO boom

      1 June 2026
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    Television turns 50 in South Africa

    Television turns 50 in South Africa

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    This Monday marks 50 years since television was officially launched in South Africa – on 5 January 1976.

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    Koos Bekker sells R2.5-billion in Naspers and Prosus shares

    Koos Bekker sells R2.5-billion in Naspers and Prosus shares

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    Naspers and Prosus chairman Koos Bekker has sold shares in both companies worth about R2.5-billion over three trading days.

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