The rand ended 2025 nearly 13% stronger against the US dollar, marking its biggest annual gain in 16 years.
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South Africa has a curious habit of legislating fantasies and then acting surprised when the real economy ignores them.
This Monday marks 50 years since television was officially launched in South Africa – on 5 January 1976.
Groupe Canal+ and Warner Bros Discovery have struck a last-minute agreement to keep channels like CNN on DStv.
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Apple has introduced a new low-end smartphone called the iPhone 16e priced at $599.
Microsoft has unveiled a new chip that it said showed quantum computing is “years, not decades” away.
BYD is expanding its presence in South Africa with the introduction this year of three new models, including the Sealion 7 EV.
South Africa’s national budget, which was meant to be tabled on Wednesday, has been postponed until 12 March.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has nominated four candidates for appointment to the council of Icasa.
The taxman’s new crypto asset unit is using information from cryptocurrency exchanges to flag non-compliant persons.
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China has stepped up spending to replace Western-made technology with domestic alternatives.
The companies surpassed quarterly revenue expectations this week and posted positive metrics for their ad businesses.
Apple will redesign its TV app in a step towards consolidating the company’s various video offerings, sources said.
Qualcomm has said its new chip for Windows laptops will be faster at some tasks than Apple’s M-series silicon.
Is the global monetary order ready for another reboot? Keep an eye on India and its ambitions in global technology for clues.
Banks are looking to speed up plans to move creaking legacy platforms onto the cloud, a slow and often costly process, but one that has been given extra urgency by Covid-19.

































