Capitec Connect users now call each other for free. It’s the latest blow to a product category that once built empires.
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The Johannesburg-Durban N3 corridor will get its first off-grid, solar-powered EV charging stations within weeks.
AI subscriptions nearly doubled in 2025, with 43% of Discovery Bank Visa clients paying for access to chatbots.
Capitec CEO Graham Lee has revealed the bank is seeking early access to Anthropic’s Mythos as cyber risks escalate for banks.
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Metrofile Holdings will be acquired by a special purpose company in a transaction that values the group at R3.25/share.
Yoco co-founders Lungisa Matshoba and Bradley Wattrus will take the leadership reins from Katlego Maphai.
Zero Carbon Charge has firmed up R100-million in new funding as it prepares to roll out off-grid EV charging stations.
MTN Group is preparing a major push into artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Outa is seeking an order that Sanral has effectively abandoned its e-toll debt claims against thousands of motorists.
BYD on Tuesday unveiled South Africa’s new cheapest electric car, costing just R339 900 – and it’s not half bad.
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Walt Disney’s streaming service will start cracking down on password-sharing from June, CEO Bob Iger said.
Apple has teams investigating a push into personal robotics, according to people familiar with the situation.
Google is considering charging for premium features on its generative AI-powered search engine.
Microsoft and Quantinuum said they have achieved a key step in making quantum computers a commercial reality.
The future is not just more and nicer suburbs, better pay and new forms of social media. All those are likely to happen, but they won’t be the biggest changes.
Ethereum is about to undergo a technical adjustment that will significantly alter the way transactions are processed, as well as reduce the supply of the ether token and sharply boost its price.
