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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The communications department is seeking a mediated solution in the fight over signal distribution fees.
Use cases for the blockchain are expanding beyond cryptocurrency as more African countries embrace the technology.
Hackers targeted the department of planning, monitoring & evaluation in recent attacks on Microsoft’s SharePoint customers.
Apple has lost its fourth AI researcher in a month to Meta Platforms, marking the latest setback to its AI efforts.
Bain is closing its business in Johannesburg, likely bringing to an end a yearslong battle to try and restore its reputation.
Streaming platform eVOD is growing strongly, parent eMedia said, even as Openview continues to attract new viewers.
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Half of the world’s poorest countries are seeing a widening income gap with the wealthiest for the first time this century.
Tesla’s layoffs add to the narrative of being a car company dealing with a slowdown. Yet its stock doesn’t reflect this.
Crypto traders found themselves in the unusual position of being among the first to react to a major geopolitical event.
Apple is back to the second spot, with 17.3% market share, as Chinese brands such as Huawei gain market share.
Android app makers suing to stop Google from siphoning up to 30% of their sales received little reassurance about their chances on Friday as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple to stand.
A total failure in El Salvador won’t doom digital currencies, but it will force a downward revision in potential market share of many crypto ideas. By Aaron Brown.
