South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.
Top News
Government’s draft AI policy has proposed the creation of seven new institutions to govern AI in South Africa.
Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.
Researcher BMIT forecasts 5G will account for two-thirds of all residential wireless broadband connections by 2029.
More News
Apple is reportedly in talks to acquire the US broadcast rights to screen Formula 1 from next year.
Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake of up to 40% in Vumatel parent Maziv is suddenly back on the table.
The draft regulations set out the frequencies to be reserved for public service, free-to-air and subscription broadcasting.
Terminal operator Cornelder de Moçambique will deploy a private mobile network in Mozambique’s port of Beira.
Nigeria’s data protection agency has fined MultiChoice Nigeria for allegedly violating the country’s data protection laws.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said there’s the prospect that the US may lower a planned 30% tariff on South African goods.
World News
Leading South Korean firms plan to spend more than $470-billion establishing the world’s largest chip-making cluster.
Chinese institutions, including the military, have bought small batches of Nvidia chips banned by the US from export to China.
Apple is offering discounts on its latest iPhones in China for the first time in years, sparking concerns about demand.
Companies have not yet had enough time to translate large language models into AI gadget form.
It sounds like science-fiction: giant solar power stations floating in space that beam down enormous amounts of energy to Earth. But scientists are making huge strides in turning the concept into reality.
Apple has seemingly made a key concession in the battle over the smartphone giant’s market power and treatment of developers. “Seemingly” is the key word here.
