Van Zyl Botha explains how Herotel is bringing Amazon Leo to South Africa ahead of its bigger rival, Starlink.
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Icasa has withdrawn the allegation three days after a councillor raised it in parliament, conceding it had done no investigation.
Why 25 million retail clients and a trusted billing relationship may matter more than owning fibre in the ground.
Bank robberies fell to just two incidents in 2025 while digital banking claims climbed to R2.4-billion.
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Meta Platforms reportedly plans to release its first smartwatch this year, and it will have a built-in AI assistant.
South African software specialists see vibe coding as a double-edged sword for the open-source community.
Government has announced a number of measures to help South Africa’s ailing film and television industry.
MTN Group has agreed to acquire 100% of IHS Towers, reversing years of selling off its tower infrastructure.
Icasa expects it will soon appoint a service provider that will run South Africa’s next spectrum auction.
Two of South Africa’s biggest trade unions have rejected an improved 6% salary increase offer from Eskom.
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The new committee will spend 90 days evaluating the safeguards in OpenAI’s technology before giving a report.
Telegram has become a key weapon for pro-Kremlin accounts to spread disinformation about the Ukraine war.
NTT Data is close to making an offer to buy Malaysia’s payments firm GHL Systems, according to sources.
China has set up its third planned state-backed investment fund to boost its semiconductor industry.
Facebook employees have warned for years that it was failing to police abusive content in countries where such speech was likely to cause the most harm, according to internal company documents.
Moya, an instant messaging and payments app developed in South Africa, has notched up 6.5 million monthly active users and now has market leader WhatsApp firmly in its sights.

































