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      AI chip boom is pushing up costs for telecoms operators

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      17 March 2026
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      AI won’t kill SaaS – but it will reshape it, software CEOs say

      17 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

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      12 March 2026
      Europe is building an alternative to Microsoft Office

      Europe is building an alternative to Microsoft Office

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

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      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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    Should South Africa introduce age checks for online content?

    Should South Africa introduce age checks for online content?

    By Staff Reporter3 February 2025

    Internet service providers have called for a debate on the “growing global issue of age verification on the internet”.

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    By Agency Staff3 February 2025

    US President Donald Trump said America would stop sending aid to South Africa over its land expropriation policies.

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    By Agency Staff3 February 2025

    The tariffs, outlined in three executive orders, are due to take effect at 7.01am SAST on Tuesday.

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    Return of load shedding blamed on ‘perfect storm’

    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu31 January 2025

    Stage-3 load shedding will begin again on Friday evening after a 10-month reprieve from Eskom’s rolling power cuts.

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    By Staff Reporter31 January 2025

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    South African electricity prices have doubled since Covid

    South African electricity prices have doubled since Covid

    By Wayne Duvenage31 January 2025

    South Africans cannot be expected to pay indefinitely for Eskom’s failures, writes Outa’s Wayne Duvenage.

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    By Duncan McLeod31 January 2025

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    Tension in EU over proposed central bank bitcoin reserves

    By Agency Staff31 January 2025

    European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said it’s improbable that any EU country will choose to add bitcoin to its monetary reserves.

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