From digital IDs to AI-powered crime fighting, here are the key tech takeaways from Sona 2026.
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Cell C’s first results as a listed company reveal a cleaner balance sheet but a business still searching for momentum.
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.
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Spotify is increasing the monthly price of its premium subscriptions in selected markets, including South Africa.
South African enterprise software specialist Syspro’s acquisition of Datascope marks its third such deal in the past year.
Taiwan’s threatened chips restrictions on South Africa amid an intensifying diplomatic scuffle might be too difficult to enforce.
The system failure was affecting air traffic control operations, with major delays to flight departures.
Novus Holdings’ offer to buy out other shareholders in technology group Mustek has run into more difficulty.
At an expected launch price of less than R400 000, the BYD Atto 1 will be one of South Africa’s most affordable EVs.
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Fifa is reportedly close to an agreement with Apple over worldwide television rights for a new, month-long club tournament.
Tether has teamed up with TON Foundation to allow customers to send crypto payments using Telegram.
The cryptocurrency market was eagerly awaiting bitcoin’s “halving” on Friday. Here’s what history suggests may happen next.
Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so.
If Apple is busy making hit TV shows instead of breaking new ground in mobile computing, what becomes of 5G? More importantly, what becomes of consumer-tech innovation at all?
While plenty has been spoken around ARC’s fee structure, not enough has been asked about its valuation of Rain. By Keith McLachlan.
