Home affairs has overhauled its online booking system to lock out the syndicates that hoarded and sold slots.
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Meta Platforms’ paid WhatsApp messaging tier adds stickers, themes and custom icons for R28.99/month.
Visa is readying South African banks for AI shopping agents, and its OpenAI deal adds further momentum.
Naspers and its European spin-off, Prosus, expect full-year core headline earnings to jump by up to 28%.
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Standard Bank’s R164-trillion in annual payment flows dwarfs the entire global mobile money ecosystem fourfold.
Four competing proposals are on the table, with developing nations and rich economies clash over the outcome.
Absa CTIO Johnson Idesoh says the speed at which software is changing influenced its recent R2.4-billion write-down.
MTN Group has appointed five new directors to its board while confirming a new chair of its South African business.
From London to Jakarta, governments are moving to tighten rules on children’s screen and social media use.
Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a US jury has ruled.
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Instagram is reportedly considering the launch of a separate app for its short-form video feature, Reels.
The impact on Apple’s bottom line was a key reason it chose to to charge developers a 27% fee.
An analyst note flagging a possible slowdown by Microsoft in leasing data centre capacity has grabbed the market’s attention.
Apple is planning to add Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset, along with other new software tools.
The high price of smartphones in Africa, often the result of high taxes, is undermining the continent’s digitisation.
Industry body Ispa has moved to reassure internet users that their members don’t routinely monitor their clients’ online behaviour.

































