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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Blue Label Telecoms, which is in the process of taking control of Cell C, has announced plans to change its name.
South Africans may soon be able to apply for an ID and have it delivered to their home without ever visiting home affairs.
The EFF has said that it will “never allow” Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service to be launched in South Africa.
Apple is planning an ambitious pipeline of new products for release during the first half of 2026.
Nissan is still committed to growing in Africa, with plans to introduce new SUVs and new variants of existing models.
Real-time monitoring of spam calls is not practical, but international experience suggests more can be done.
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Bitcoin is set to continue its record-breaking rally and rise above $80 000, said Binance CEO Richard Teng.
Swisscom has agreed to buy Vodafone Italia for €8-billion and merge the carrier with its own Fastweb business.
Debate is growing about whether the latest run in cryptocurrencies is evidence of speculative froth in global markets.
Memecoin trading volumes are now at levels last seen just before the burst of the last crypto bubble.
Billions – real billions – are getting pilfered annually through a variety of cryptocurrency scams. The way things are going, this will only get worse.
Ransomware attacks are growing exponentially in size and ransom demand — changing the way we operate online. Understanding who these groups are and what they want is critical to taking them down.
