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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America Online, famous for its marketing campaigns, will shut down its dial-up internet service at the end of next month.
Charles Molapisi is stepping down as CEO of MTN South Africa, and is being replaced in the role by Ferdi Moolman.
Competition from rivals, especially in the prepaid segment, is piling the pressure on MTN South Africa.
MTN Group has disclosed that it is now the subject of a grand jury investigation by the US department of justice.
MTN Group has swung to a half-year profit as economic conditions and forex rates showed improved stability.
Standard Bank has warned of a rise of “spoofing” scams, where where fraudsters use AI to impersonate bank officials.
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Someday soon, plug-in cars may no longer need a plug.
Julian Assange is in court to attempt to reverse a decision from June last year allowing the UK to extradite him to the US.
The first human patient implanted with a brain chip from Neuralink is able to control a computer mouse using their thoughts, the company’s founder, Elon Musk, said.
Chinese rivals and Tesla are exposing competitive weaknesses at Europe’s biggest mass-market car makers.
Scientists are thinking about whether the international definition of the second could be redefined to make it more precise.
The errant container ship that blocked the Suez canal this week has cut off a route that handles more than 10% of international trade. It’s a reminder that even an advanced civilisation like ours has points of acute vulnerability.
