Vodacom wants Icasa to assign the defunct Woan spectrum to operators for satellite-to-phone services.
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South Africa’s redrafted AI policy goes to cabinet by March 2027, months later than first promised.
Finland has offered to help South African researchers reach Lumi, one of Europe’s fastest supercomputers.
GoTyme Bank says its customers now originate about a quarter of PayShap payments to cellphone numbers.
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New DHL research shows sub-Saharan Africa embracing AI shopping tools as local retailers eye global expansion.
Revolving-door ministers and ad hoc political interventions left the State IT Agency unable to function.
Google’s research suggests quantum computers could break crypto’s encryption sooner than anyone previously expected.
Rain’s newly launched unlimited mobile plans come with a high-spec handset – and plenty of fine print.
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.
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Meta Platforms will end third-party fact checking on its social media platforms in the US.
China will expand consumption subsidies to cover smartphones and other electronics in a step to promote domestic spending.
CES 2025 comes days before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump.
Nick Clegg is stepping down as Meta Platforms’ president of global affairs.
Digital tokens offer gambling highs 24/7, as gullible punters bet big on volatile coins that enrich exchanges, ruin lives and abet crimes.
A small but growing number of people are coming up with methods to poke and prod (and expose potential security holes) in popular AI tools.

































