The alliance banking deal lets South Africa’s biggest retailer expand its financial services without becoming a bank.
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MTN says it and Cell C have not agreed on certain terms of their commercial relationship.
ACT’s Nomvuyiso Batyi explains why South Africa’s telcos won’t back Icasa’s biometric Sim rules as drafted.
A new chief digital officer and strategy head complete six senior appointments at the troubled State IT Agency this financial year.
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The start-up finances phones for prepaid customers in Telkom stores and is actively courting Cell C.
New guidelines warn device makers against locking out independent repairers, though they are not binding.
Luno’s submission on the cross-border crypto draft questions its consistency with South Africa’s IMF commitments.
The Gentlemen, the group behind the MIP Holdings breach, has added three more South African organisations to its leak site.
Telecoms companies lead BCG’s new index on AI strategic clarity, yet report some of the thinnest returns.
BlockFix lets residents crowdfund fixes for neighbourhood problems. It came out on top in a field of more than 300 students.
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The EU has charged Meta Platforms with breaching antitrust rules by blocking AI rivals from WhatsApp.
SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the moon, CEO Elon Musk said at the weekend.
Bithumb accidentally gave away $44-billion worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed fears that AI will replace software and related tools, calling the idea “illogical”.
Europe could quickly seize an opportunity to capitalise on US aggression by moving quickly to bolster its tech sector.
Microsoft played – and continues to play – a central role in the software revolution that has shaped the modern world.

































