A sharp cut to the price of diesel should help ease cost pressures across freight, technology and e-commerce.
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A worsening memory chip shortage, deepened by the Iran war, is driving a record decline in smartphone shipments.
The Wi-Fi 8 standard trades the gigabit race for reliability – and Icasa’s new spectrum rules make it matter locally.
South Africa’s banks have built thriving mobile businesses on phone numbers and network identities they don’t control.
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Broadcaster-only election rules leave South Africa exposed to the AI-driven disinformation already shaping votes elsewhere.
As the so-called Magnificent Seven pour billions into AI, the chip makers selling them hardware are getting rich.
Altron’s continuing-ops Heps is now seen rising 31-37%, with group-level outlook upgraded more meaningfully.
JSE-listed Datatec expects headline earnings per share to rise more than 50% for the year ended 28 February 2026.
A generation of software engineers who never develop foundational competencies has become a genuine concern.
Adjusted earnings per share more than tripled to R1.80, with consumer and enterprise segments leading growth.
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The Google parent has allayed doubts about its AI strategy, thrusting it back to the forefront of the high-stakes race.
India has proposed requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government.
Samsung has forecasted record operating profit as demand for AI sends memory chip prices sharply higher worldwide.
A senior German politician wants legal action to stop what he has called the “industrialisation of sexual harassment” on X.
