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      26 March 2026
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      10 March 2026
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      3 March 2026
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      26 February 2026
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    Could your iPhone take you to the moon?

    By The Conversation2 July 2019

    It’s often said that we now have more computing power in our pocket than the computer aboard Apollo 11. But is that true? And, if so, how much more powerful are our phones?

    Visa, PayPal may bear a ‘heavy burden’ with Facebook crypto plan

    By Agency Staff2 July 2019

    Visa, Mastercard and PayPal may have boosted the single, greatest risk they face – that of tougher regulation – by becoming early backers for Facebook’s new digital money, called libra.

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    Telkom roaming gets a big shake-up: this is how it works

    By Duncan McLeod1 July 2019

    Telkom customers are no longer able to force their phones to roam away from their home network after the telecommunications operator switched roaming partners from MTN to Vodacom at the end of June.

    Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore dies after battle with cancer

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    Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore, whose push into mobile payments spurred a five-fold increase in the Kenyan company’s value, died after a battle with cancer. He was 61.

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    Few people bother to read the lengthy legal documents when signing a new cellular contract, opening a bank account or signing up for a new e-mail address. They should.

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    By Agency Staff1 July 2019

    Government is putting the final touches on a R230-billion bailout package intended to get its debt-stricken state power utility back on track. Except it won’t be nearly enough.

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