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      Malatsi withdraws AI policy after fictitious sources scandal - Solly Malatsi

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      26 March 2026
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    The top Google searches in South Africa in 2020

    By Staff Reporter9 December 2020

    Google has published its annual “Year in Search” findings, in which it reveals the top trending search terms in South Africa – and other countries around the world.

    Apple will ban apps that don’t comply with new privacy feature

    By Agency Staff9 December 2020

    Apple has threatened to remove apps from the App Store if they don’t comply with an upcoming private feature allowing users to block advertisers from tracking them across different applications.

    Criminals getting smarter in their use of digital currencies

    By Agency Staff9 December 2020

    Criminals are becoming more sophisticated in their use of cryptocurrencies to launder money, with hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty funds last year flowing through digital wallets that allow users to hide their trail.

    World’s first folding laptop goes on sale in South Africa – for R70 000

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    The world’s first folding laptop is about to go on sale in South Africa – but if you want one, be prepared to cough up a big money for the privilege of being an early adopter.

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    By Duncan McLeod8 December 2020

    Yet another deadline set by the South African government to complete the now 10-year-overdue migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television has been allowed to slide.

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