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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A plan to station floating power-generation ships in three South African ports is dead in the water.
MTN will make 4G and 5G smartphones available on credit to prepaid customers – without the need for credit checks.
Microsoft is set to become the second company in the world to reach a $4-trillion market capitalisation.
Earnings season for a handful of megacap tech firms has morphed into capex season.
South Africa is seeking proposals for a R390-billion grid expansion project to bolster the country’s energy security.
Acsa is exploring the launch of an eSim-capable MVNO to provide connectivity to inbound international travellers.
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The Telegram messaging app will likely cross a billion active monthly users within a year, its founder has said.
For German luxury car makers, being first to fail is proving valuable when it comes to electric vehicles.
Adobe is in the early stages of allowing third-party generative AI tools inside its widely used video editing software.
The attempt to insert a secret backdoor into XZ Utils “may not be an isolated incident”.
Datatec’s share price is in the dumps and the management team, led by CEO Jens Montanana, is thinking big to find ways of unlocking value.
The monetary authorities of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa have come together with the Bank for International Settlements on Project Dunbar.
