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      GSMA tells Africa to copy South Africa on devices

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      22 May 2026
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    Stop laughing at the SABC – its video streaming plan makes sense

    By Duncan McLeod25 October 2019

    It is not the SABC’s intention to compete with Netflix. Its video streaming plans are a smart move by management that deserve praise, not scorn. By Duncan McLeod.

    Group demands bitcoin in ransom after Jo’burg cyberattack

    By Agency Staff25 October 2019

    The group that has hacked the City of Johannesburg is demanding a ransom of four bitcoins worth the equivalent of about R450 000.

    Sabric says SA banks are under sustained DDoS attack

    By Staff Reporter25 October 2019

    The South African Banking Risk Information Centre warned on Friday that local banks are under sustained distributed denial-of-service attacks, targeting “various public-facing services”.

    Google says new AI-powered search update is ‘huge step forward’

    By Agency Staff25 October 2019

    Google is injecting its search engine with new technology to better interpret the billions of Web queries it handles every day, a change top executives described as one of the most significant in the company’s history.

    Transnet launches the world’s longest train – length, 4km

    By Suren Naidoo25 October 2019

    Transnet has officially put its world record-breaking 375-wagon train into operation on its manganese line between Sishen and Saldanha Bay.

    Investors appear to be losing faith in Tencent

    By Agency Staff25 October 2019

    A flurry of large trades in Naspers affiliate Tencent shows Asia’s biggest stock will struggle to avoid its worst week in months.

    Jack Dorsey slams Mark Zuckerberg over his free-speech argument

    By Agency Staff25 October 2019

    Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey called out his counterpart at Facebook, saying Mark Zuckerberg has a “major gap and flaw” in his argument for free speech on social media.

    Facebook begins public testing of dedicated news tab

    By Jamie Harris25 October 2019

    Facebook has started testing its news tab with selected users as the social network seeks to push people towards quality journalism.

    Jeff Bezos is set to lose his crown as world’s richest person

    By Agency Staff25 October 2019

    Jeff Bezos is about to relinquish the title of world’s richest person to Bill Gates, as Amazon.com shares tumbled in late trading on Thursday.

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    By Staff Reporter25 October 2019

    The City of Johannesburg said on Friday that it has detected a “network breach”, which resulted in unauthorised access to its information systems.

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