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Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Software developer jobs are booming in South Africa, but too few qualified candidates are applying, Pnet data shows.
Consumers are reshaping online payments as merchants race to meet growing demand for flexible digital options.
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Telecoms fraud is on the rise in South Africa, with the sector seeing among the highest digital fraud attempt rates globally.
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South Africa has secured 360MW/1 440MWh of storage capacity under the country’s first grid-scale bid window.
A turnaround that investors have bet on in South Africa is coming true — at least in the nation’s credit outlook.
MTN South Africa has helped police bust a criminal syndicate alleged to be involved in one-time Pin scams.
MTN Group is exploring partnerships with low-Earth-orbit satellite providers, group CEO Ralph Mupita said.
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Tesla built its first Cybertruck, the company said in a tweet on Saturday, after two years of delays.
Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
The rapid adoption of fibre is slowing the adoption of mobile data in rich countries, new research from the OECD shows.
There is essentially zero chance that Twitter, as it exists now, could be reconstituted on another platform.
African regulators need to act directly to open their markets to a more diverse set of affordable access operators and solutions. An analysis by Russell Southwood and Steve Song.
Shouldn’t we have space colonies and a universal cure for cancer by now? Instead, there are signs that the pace of technological progress is slowing.

































