South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.
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Government’s draft AI policy has proposed the creation of seven new institutions to govern AI in South Africa.
Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.
Researcher BMIT forecasts 5G will account for two-thirds of all residential wireless broadband connections by 2029.
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The map breaks South Africa into 1.5 million hexagonal cells to show exactly where connectivity gaps exist.
The South African Bookmakers Association wants banks to start blocking payments to unlicensed offshore operators.
Diesel will still cost up to R7.51/l more from Wednesday despite the intervention as the Iran war roils global markets.
The pledge comes as the ride-hailing giant lobbies government for regulatory relief on e-hailing licensing.
Donovan Marsh, the director of Hunter Killer and the Spud films, is betting his entire career on AI filmmaking.
The Copilot updates come as Microsoft’s shares head for their worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance’s latest hostile takeover bid, but has left the door open a crack.
Meta’s WhatsApp has been completely blocked in Russia for allegedly failing to comply with local law.
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.
