South Africa argues about Starlink’s ownership, but the bigger question is who controls the switch.
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The telecoms group wants one body to coordinate AI rules, with existing sector regulators doing the enforcing.
Disney shows are streaming on Netflix in South Africa as the former opens its vault to its rival.
Most imported newsprint now attracts a 5% duty to protect Sappi’s Ngodwana machine, the country’s last.
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eMedia’s landmark deal with Netflix puts its flagship new drama on the streaming giant’s platform a day after broadcast.
Telkom fought to keep its network and South Africa lost a decade. Eskom risks making the same mistake.
A quartet of newly approved projects is chasing spare grid capacity, not South Africa’s best solar resources.
Safaricom’s AGM on 31 July will formalise who really controls East Africa’s biggest operator.
Load shedding ended in 2025 – now the power cuts nobody talks about are ending, too.
OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT‑5.6, on Thursday, after delaying the launch last month.
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Google has accused EU watchdogs of blundering their way through a probe that culminated in a record fine.
Google Maps will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for US users of the platform.
The Vatican on Tuesday called for governments to keep a close eye on the development of artificial intelligence.
Beatles musician Paul McCartney has warned that artificial intelligence could be used to “rip off” artists.
The time-warping effects of psychoactive drugs suggest that deliberate time manipulation may be possible.
Takealot.com’s hybrid platform must be separated, the Competition Commission has found in its online markets inquiry.

































