The economics of desktop computing have, for the first time in the PC’s long history, been broken by the data centre.
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Industry body says the fiscus-first model is starving the very sector South Africa depends on for connectivity.
A row over guaranteed annual payments has reportedly delayed a major Microsoft data centre project.
Many mergers and acquisitions will now escape Competition Commission review – but a senior lawyer sees a tech blind spot.
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Global mobile money transactions surpassed $2-trillion in 2025, doubling in just four years, with Africa driving the growth.
The Reserve Bank held its repo rate at 6.75% as the Iran war threatens to push inflation sharply higher.
FirstRand has deepened its bet on AI fintech Optasia, spending R1.48-billion to lift its stake to 26.1%.
CIVH has swung to profitability after the implementation of Vodacom’s landmark Maziv fibre transaction.
Truecaller says it is cooperating with the Information Regulator’s ongoing Popia probe in South Africa.
Namibia’s telecoms regulator has explained why Starlink has been denied a licence to operate in the country.
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The world’s biggest stock exchanges have called on securities regulators to clamp down on tokenised stocks.
Google has struck a six-year cloud computing deal with Meta Platforms worth more than $10-billion, a source has said.
Global share markets came under pressure on Wednesday after a tech-led selloff on Wall Street.
Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55-million fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition.
Huawei has reported robust smartphone sales and strong performances in other areas, despite US sanctions.
A disastrous software launch has angered Sonos customers and jeopardised the company’s reputation.

































