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Software developer jobs are booming in South Africa, but too few qualified candidates are applying, Pnet data shows.
Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Consumers are reshaping online payments as merchants race to meet growing demand for flexible digital options.
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The Vodacom-Maziv deal is finally over the line after three-and-a-half years of regulatory scrutiny.
US President Donald Trump said he wants to make more investments in healthy US companies on Monday. Whether corporate America is on board is another story.
South African banking industry executives are reportedly concerned about possible US sanctions.
Start-ups are racing to develop sodium, sulphur and solid-state batteries – here’s a look at the state of play.
Online betting is a growing social problem – and MPs have warned that South African legislation is lagging behind.
Carbon-capture schemes are costly scams that overpromise yet barely reduce global emissions, writes Ivo Vegter.
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The Russian operation used fake social media accounts enhanced by AI to spread propaganda.
Microsoft intends to offer iPhones to its employees in China, citing the absence of Android services in the country.
Meta Platforms has worked with Vodafone Group to free up capacity on the latter’s mobile networks.
Technology companies from Microsoft to Qualcomm are embarking on a marketing blitz for a new type of computer.
Africa’s largest start-up is fighting allegations of financial impropriety and personnel harassment from Lagos to Nairobi.
Atomic clocks and precise astronomical measurements have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and scientists don’t know why.

































