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      Heavyweights backing ZARU, a new rand-based stablecoin in South Africa

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      South African tech start-ups that sold big on the world stage

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      3 February 2026
      Standard Bank branches are going cashless - Kabelo Makeke

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      3 February 2026
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      27 January 2026
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      How liberalisation is rewiring South Africa’s power sector

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      The top-performing South African tech shares of 2025

      The top-performing South African tech shares of 2025

      12 January 2026
      Digital authoritarianism grows as African states normalise internet blackouts

      Digital authoritarianism grows as African states normalise internet blackouts

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      TechCentral's South African Newsmakers of 2025

      TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2025

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      Black Friday goes digital in South Africa as online spending surges to record high

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      TCS+ | Cloud On Demand and Consnet: inside a real-world AWS partner success story

      30 January 2026
      Watts & Wheels S1E3: 'BYD's Corolla Cross challenger'

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      30 January 2026
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      23 January 2026

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      20 January 2026
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      South Africa’s skills advantage is being overlooked at home

      29 January 2026
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      26 January 2026
      South Africa's new fibre broadband battle - Duncan McLeod

      South Africa’s new fibre broadband battle

      20 January 2026
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      AI moves from pilots to production in South African companies

      20 January 2026
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    Google unveils Pixel 3, other gadgets to chase rivals

    By Agency Staff9 October 2018

    Google showed off a pair of new Pixel phones, a tablet computer and a speaker with a screen in a deluge of new products aimed at competing with the latest gadgets from big technology rivals.

    Tower operator Helios to enter SA market

    By Loni Prinsloo9 October 2018

    Helios Towers wants to enter South Africa within the next year, helping the mobile phone tower operator build scale as it prepares for a stock market listing as early as 2019.

    Snapchat parent ‘quickly running out of money’

    By Agency Staff9 October 2018

    Snap “is quickly running out of money” and may need to raise capital by the middle of next year, according to a scathing new research report from MoffettNathanson.

    Nigeria’s central bank to meet with MTN: sources

    By Loni Prinsloo9 October 2018

    Nigeria’s central bank governor will meet with MTN Group and four banks to negotiate a dispute over $8.1-billion the bank says was transferred illegally out of the country, sources said.

    Tencent’s share price rout is breaking all kinds of records

    By Agency Staff9 October 2018

    Not only has the Chinese Internet giant lost more market value than any other company worldwide this year, its 38% drop from a closing high in January is now the deepest since Tencent’s 2004 listing in Hong Kong.

    Interview: Explore Data Science Academy’s Shaun Dippnall

    By Duncan McLeod9 October 2018

    In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Shaun Dippnall, co-founder of the Explore Data Science Academy, on the launch of Explore 10X, a programme to develop new fintech businesses in South Africa.

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    North Korean hackers tried to steal $1.1-billion in attacks on banks

    By Agency Staff9 October 2018

    A North Korean hacking group has tried to steal at least $1.1-billion in a series of attacks on global banks over the past four years, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye.

    Netflix is buying its first production studio

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    Netflix is buying its first production studio, the New Mexico facility used to make The Avengers and Sicario, to accommodate its growing output of original movies and television shows.

    Tito Mboweni as finance minister: what it means

    By Agency Staff9 October 2018

    President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former central bank Governor Tito Mboweni as his finance minister on Tuesday, replacing Nhlanhla Nene.

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