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      West Africa delivers big for MTN Group - Ralph Mupita

      West Africa delivers big for MTN Group

      16 March 2026
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      MTN initiates share buyback programme

      16 March 2026
      Your Airbnb is empty half the year - this SA start-up has a fix

      Your Airbnb is empty half the year – this SA start-up has a fix

      16 March 2026
      Optasia beats IPO guidance in maiden results as lending scales - Salvador Anglada

      Optasia beats IPO guidance in maiden results as lending scales

      16 March 2026
      MTN's mobile money machine

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      16 March 2026
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      Peter Thiel’s secretive Rome conference draws Church attention

      16 March 2026
      Musk launches Macrohard in cheeky nod to Microsoft - Elon Musk

      Musk launches Macrohard in cheeky nod to Microsoft

      12 March 2026
      Europe is building an alternative to Microsoft Office

      Europe is building an alternative to Microsoft Office

      11 March 2026
      Microsoft bets on Anthropic as it loosens ties with OpenAI

      Microsoft bets on Anthropic as it loosens ties with OpenAI

      10 March 2026
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      World hit by worst oil shock since the 1970s

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      How liberalisation is rewiring South Africa's power sector

      How liberalisation is rewiring South Africa’s power sector

      21 January 2026
      The top-performing South African tech shares of 2025

      The top-performing South African tech shares of 2025

      12 January 2026
      Digital authoritarianism grows as African states normalise internet blackouts

      Digital authoritarianism grows as African states normalise internet blackouts

      19 December 2025
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      TCS+ | Vox Kiwi: a wireless solution promising a fibre-like experience

      13 March 2026
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      TCS+ | Flipping the narrative on AI in the Global South

      13 March 2026
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      5 March 2026
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      TCS+ | Bolt ups the ante on platform safety

      4 March 2026
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      Watts & Wheels S1E4: ‘We drive an electric Uber’

      10 February 2026
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      South Africa’s energy future hinges on getting wheeling right

      10 March 2026
      Hold the doom: the case for a South African comeback - Duncan McLeod

      Apple just dropped a bomb on the Windows world

      5 March 2026
      VC's centre of gravity is shifting - and South Africa is in the frame - Alison Collier

      VC’s centre of gravity is shifting – and South Africa is in the frame

      3 March 2026
      Hold the doom: the case for a South African comeback - Duncan McLeod

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      26 February 2026
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      18 February 2026
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    What Microsoft’s R5.4-billion AI investment means for South Africa

    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu9 March 2025

    AI computing capacity promises to drive economic growth in South Africa but will also drive up demand for electricity.

    Load shedding suspended earlier than expected

    By Staff Reporter9 March 2025

    Eskom suspended load shedding at 10am on Sunday after recovering more than 3GW of generating capacity.

    Tech selloff casts gloom over global markets

    US tech selloff intensifies

    By Ryan Vlastelica8 March 2025

    Much of the slump reflects Wall Street’s rapid rotation out of companies tied to artificial intelligence.

    Apple’s AI-powered Siri assistant hit by big delay

    By Mark Gurman8 March 2025

    Apple has confirmed that it’s delaying the release of a new AI-infused Siri digital assistant.

    Cabinet is said to back 0.5 percentage point VAT hike

    Cabinet is said to back 0.5 percentage point VAT hike

    By Agency Staff8 March 2025

    Treasury is likely to opt for a smaller, 0.5 percentage point hike in a rescheduled budget to be presented on Wednesday.

    Elon Musk

    Elon Musk: Starlink ‘not allowed’ in South Africa ‘because I’m not black’

    By Duncan McLeod7 March 2025

    Elon Musk has drawn an angry response for claiming Starlink is “not allowed to operate in South Africa because I’m not black”.

    The darkest hour: Eskom load shedding strikes again

    By Staff Reporter7 March 2025

    The dreaded Eskom power cuts are back again, for the third time this year, with stage-3 outages until Monday.

    DeepSeek is just one player in China's booming AI industry

    DeepSeek is just one player in China’s booming AI industry

    By Mimi Zou7 March 2025

    China’s DeepSeek is just one player in a country that has rapidly developed a vast ecosystem of AI companies.

    Can South Africa quit the deadly coal habit?

    Can South Africa quit its deadly coal habit?

    By Tim Cocks7 March 2025

    An influential South African government agency has recommended the country phase out coal-fired power stations.

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    Luno pushes treasury to recognise bitcoin as an ‘onshore asset’

    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu7 March 2025

    Crypto exchange Luno says this classification will lead to increased institutional investment and greater tax collection.

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