Apple led the market with a 20% share, the largest among the top five brands, according to Counterpoint Research.
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Starlink’s proposed entry into South Africa is facing mounting political backlash, driven by concerns over owner Elon Musk’s conduct and public statements.
Many of South Africa’s listed tech companies performed well in 2025, with some growing their share prices by over 70%.
Attackers are bypassing the very tools for e-mails designed to prevent them from gaining access to businesses.
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Eskom will dial back the severity of load shedding this week, with only stage-1 and stage-2 cuts expected in the coming days.
Telkom CEO Serame Taukobong has told TechCentral that the company is giving serious consideration to selling a stake in Openserve.
Telkom’s legacy copper access network, which once underpinned its business, could be gone within 24 months.
Eskom will reduce load shedding to stage 3, from the planned stage 4, overnight on Thursday after securing a supply of diesel from PetroSA.
Openview and e.tv owner eMedia has blamed Eskom’s load shedding in part for a hit to its earnings in its latest reporting period.
Telkom CEO Serame Taukobong said the operator is open to further talks with MTN Group about a transaction.
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Elon Musk, the outspoken South African-born entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX, is now the richest person on the planet.
The Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said.
Huawei this year will likely see slower 5G business and push further into software, while hoping its smartphones get a reprieve from US sanctions which last year struck the chip-reliant heart of its group, analysts said.
US President Donald Trump has signed an order banning US transactions with eight digital Chinese payment platforms including Ant Group’s Alipay in 45 days, when he’ll no longer be in office.
South Africa has a dire shortage of skills, especially software developers. Now a new, not-for-profit initiative, led by entrepreneurs, is hoping to make a meaningful impact on developing the
Google has given its logo the largest overhaul in 16 years. Instead of being written with a serif typeface, the new logo is written with a custom-designed geometric sans serif typeface. The colours

































