Rain’s newly launched unlimited mobile plans come with a high-spec handset – and plenty of fine print.
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Capitec’s premium valuation rests on three compounding bets. All three are working – but each is now under pressure.
Revolving-door ministers and ad hoc political interventions left the State IT Agency unable to function.
Google’s research suggests quantum computers could break crypto’s encryption sooner than anyone previously expected.
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South Africa recycles a fraction of its e-waste – a retail drop-off network aims to change that.
Eskom renewables chief Rivoningo Mnisi names the solar, battery and hydro projects that will be built first.
New MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman wants R4-billion to R6-billion in savings by 2029 via a “structural reset”.
MTN Group’s Ambition 2030 strategic plan targets tripled fibre, fintech up 13-fold and a doubling of data usage.
Retail investors are dumping bitcoin to fund the SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI listings, leaving crypto in the doldrums.
Altron subsidiary Netstar wants to use anonymised movement data from 2.2 million vehicles to support various industries.
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TikTok has avoided a US ban after ByteDance agreed to a majority American-owned venture.
Apple is also reportedly developing an AI-powered wearable pin that is equipped with multiple cameras.
The EU has formally rejected a proposal from operators that big tech companies should help pay for infrastructure.
Taiwan has secured preferential tariffs as chip makers expand US production under a strategic AI partnership.
While appealing for some, artificial selective intelligence is of limited practical use. Unintended hallucinations are one thing, but deliberate delusions are another.
JB5 is a 30MW data centre that will house Teraco’s first at-scale artificial intelligence workloads. CEO Jan Hnizdo gave TechCentral a tour.
































