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      MTN Nigeria's growth engine stalled in second quarter - Karl Toriola

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      31 July 2026
      How Chinese cars took over South African showrooms

      How Chinese cars took over South African showrooms

      30 July 2026
      The retailer that is about to become your bank

      The retailer that is about to become your bank

      30 July 2026
      Wits announces quantum communications breakthrough - Tatjana Kleine

      Wits announces quantum communications breakthrough

      30 July 2026
      GridCars to replace decade-old chargers in national network upgrade

      GridCars to replace decade-old chargers in national network upgrade

      30 July 2026
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      Meta AI will now tell parents if their teen is in crisis

      Meta AI will now tell parents if their teen is in crisis

      17 July 2026
      IBM shares crash 25% as AI upends software spending - Arvind Krishna

      IBM shares crash 25% as AI upends software spending

      15 July 2026
      Jony Ive's first OpenAI device: an AI smart speaker - Jony Ive and Sam Altman

      Jony Ive’s first OpenAI device: an AI smart speaker

      15 July 2026
      Stripe, Advent in talks to buy PayPal for $53-billion

      Stripe, Advent in talks to buy PayPal for $53-billion

      15 July 2026
      Memory crisis sends smartphone market into steep decline

      Memory crisis sends smartphone market into steep decline

      13 July 2026
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      The plan to stop AI from breaking the world - Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. Image: John Sears

      The plan to stop AI from breaking the world

      16 July 2026
      The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem

      The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem

      15 July 2026
      AI boom sparks rally, frenzy and fear

      AI boom sparks rally, frenzy and fear

      11 June 2026
      Every plug-in hybrid on sale in South Africa, ranked by price - Lamborghini Temerario

      Every plug-in hybrid on sale in South Africa, ranked by price

      7 June 2026
      What Wi-Fi 8 will mean for wireless networks

      What Wi-Fi 8 will mean for wireless networks

      1 June 2026
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      30 July 2026
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      TCS+ | iStore Business on why Apple makes sense for SMEs

      30 July 2026
      TCS+ | A smarter approach to cloud for South African businesses - Joel Chacko and Jonathan Oaker

      TCS+ | A smarter approach to cloud for South African businesses

      28 July 2026
      TCS | How Optasia lends billions to people banks can't see - Salvador Anglada

      TCS | How Optasia lends billions to people banks can’t see

      23 July 2026
      The rands-and-cents case for electric trucks - William Kelly Watts & Wheels with Wills

      The rands-and-cents case for electric trucks

      20 July 2026
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      The author, Jannie van Zyl

      Selling vapour is corporate suicide in slow motion

      16 July 2026
      Brazil's online gambling crackdown is a lesson for South Africa

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      15 July 2026
      The Popia problem with agentic AI - Herman Haasbroek

      The Popia problem with agentic AI

      14 July 2026
      The author, Fanie van Rooyen

      South Africa can still catch the AI wave – here’s how

      7 July 2026
      The author, Fanie van Rooyen

      The AI utopia South Africa can’t afford

      1 July 2026
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    A smarter switch for networks that can't afford to fail

    A smarter switch for networks that can’t afford to fail

    By Huawei South Africa30 June 2026

    Huawei CloudEngine S5755-S-HT series Twins switch is for networks that can’t afford to go down.

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    The story of how Johann Combrink built Pepla into one of South Africa’s most trusted software houses.

    TCS+ | IBM Bob: an AI-powered 'development partner' for the enterprise - David Spurway

    TCS+ | IBM Bob: an AI-powered development partner for the enterprise

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    David Spurway on how IBM’s new AI assistant targets legacy stacks, mainframes and faster developer onboarding.

    Why more data is not the answer - better operational signals are - Sigfox South Africa

    Why more data is not the answer – better operational signals are

    By Sigfox South Africa30 June 2026

    Sigfox says meaningful intelligence comes from targeted event detection, not the endless collection of telemetry.

    LSD Open rewrites the maths of cloud modernisation

    LSD Open rewrites the maths of cloud modernisation

    By LSD Open30 June 2026

    The AWS-backed sprint that swaps months of cloud planning paralysis for days of shipping.

    TotalSecure helps business adopt AI without the security handbrake - iqbusiness Microsoft

    TotalSecure helps business adopt AI without the security handbrake

    By iqbusiness30 June 2026

    Autonomous agents move at machine speed, so security can no longer be retrofitted after roll-out.

    Icasa's blunt message to Starlink and other satellite operators

    Icasa’s blunt message to Starlink and other satellite operators

    By Duncan McLeod29 June 2026

    The regulator says it cannot issue new network licences for now, pointing operators towards buying existing ones.

    Massive restructuring at former Showmax shareholder - Comcast, NBCUniversal

    Massive restructuring at former Showmax shareholder

    By Agency Staff29 June 2026

    Comcast plans to split into two companies through a spinoff of Sky and former Showmax shareholder NBCUniversal.

    Morocco overtakes South Africa as Africa's top industrial power

    Morocco overtakes South Africa as Africa’s top industrial power

    By Fanie van Rooyen29 June 2026

    South Africa’s automotive body insists local car output still leads the continent, even as the country’s electric ambitions lag.

    Prosus CEO Bloisi's $100-million moonshot is slipping away - Fabricio Bloisi

    Prosus CEO Bloisi’s $100-million moonshot is slipping away

    By Duncan McLeod29 June 2026

    The combined market value Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi must double to earn the award has slipped over the year.

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