Vodacom and MTN groups’ fintech arms now process a combined value of over $1-trillion/year in transactions.
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Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub has compared voice’s decline to the same trajectory SMS followed into irrelevance.
With voice revenue falling and customer growth stalled, Vodacom is struggling to cash in on surging data traffic.
Severe weather has cut power across dozens of Cape towns, with restoration delayed by unsafe conditions.
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A decentralised satellite network that no entity controls could make it more difficult for authoritarian governments to impose complete internet blackouts.
Lenovo has warned about mounting pressure on PC shipments as a worsening memory-chip shortage grips the industry.
The technology group has flagged significant earnings growth for its financial year ending 28 February 2026.
Chinese AI firms are readying a wave of new models one year after DeepSeek shook the global tech industry.
Africa-focused e-commerce retailer Jumia Technologies expects to break even in the last quarter of 2026.
MPs have questioned the viability of Broadband Infraco as it pushes to win back business and secure government guarantees.
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Broadcom is predicting a huge expansion in demand for chips that power AI – and the market, for now, is buying it all the way.
Shares of Google parent Alphabet rose about 5% on Tuesday after it unveiled a new-generation quantum chip.
Pat Gelsinger resigned after a board meeting at which directors felt his costly plan to turn Intel around was not working.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, the company said on Monday, following a tumultuous period for the chip pioneer.
Shein is the most downloaded shopping app on South Africa’s Google Play store. And it isn’t even trying that hard.
AI chatbots are becoming more human-like, to the point that some people may struggle to tell if they’re human or machine.

































