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Telkom has guided to a 45-55% earnings jump when it reports this week, but base effects complicate the picture.
Microsoft and Dell are expected to lead the launch as Nvidia muscles into a space dominated by Intel and AMD.
The appointment reflects Eskom’s push to compete for customers as South Africa’s electricity market is liberalised.
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Travel eSim is Truecaller’s first move beyond spam protection in 15 years of operation, but it’s entering a crowded market.
Developer PayInc has acknowledged that fees and inconsistent bank UX have slowed PayShap adoption.
MTN and Vodacom together move over $1-trillion through mobile money – but their fintech playbooks are diverging.
The country’s tiny electric car market has one striking feature that sets it apart from almost everywhere else.
Foreign providers sell Rica avoidance as an eSim feature, exposing a gap in South Africa’s Sim-registration rules.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX now operates 75% of all manoeuvrable satellites in orbit and is targeting 10 000 launches a year.
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A hacker group has pulled a GTA-style heist on Rockstar, claiming 78.6 million records lifted via third-party Anodot.
Social media platforms need to stop young users wasting hours doomscrolling, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.
Anthropic’s Mythos AI model has reignited fears that legacy software is dangerously exposed to disruption.
More and more South Africans are choosing to shop online to avoid the Black Friday rush in physical stores.
DStv’s new French owners are slashing costs, but losing key channels may further erode viewer trust.

































