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      FNB, Absa and Nedbank bet on money for machines

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      19 July 2026
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      17 July 2026
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      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

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

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      The internet has a Strait of Hormuz problem

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      15 July 2026
      AI boom sparks rally, frenzy and fear

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

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

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      8 July 2026
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      30 June 2026
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      17 June 2026
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      16 July 2026
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      15 July 2026
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      7 July 2026
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      1 July 2026
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    How to put load shedding behind us - forever - Nicholas Woode-Smith

    How to put load shedding behind us – forever

    By Nicholas Woode-Smith3 March 2025

    Privatise Eskom. End its monopoly. Embrace a free market in electricity. That’s how we end load shedding for good.

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    By Agency Staff3 March 2025

    Intel rivals TSMC and Broadcom are reportedly exploring potential deals that could split the storied American chip giant.

    NTT Data appoints new managing executive for South Africa - Amantha Naidoo

    NTT Data appoints new managing executive for South Africa

    By Staff Reporter3 March 2025

    Amantha Naidoo’s appointment pulls decades of consulting experience into NTT Data’s top ranks.

    Novus folds in Mustek fight

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    By Duncan McLeod3 March 2025

    Technology distributor Mustek has warned shareholders that it expects to report another weak set of financial results.

    PepsiCo, Absa back farmers' marketplace app Khula in new funding round

    PepsiCo, Absa back farmers’ marketplace app Khula in new funding round

    By Agency Staff3 March 2025

    PepsiCo’s South African development fund and Absa are backing the Khula mobile marketplace app for farmers.

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    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu3 March 2025

    Johannesburg’s new CCTV by-law has been criticised for being “restrictive” and “backward”.

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    BYD, China’s top-selling car brand, posted another jump in monthly sales in February as rivals only held ground or slipped back.

    A shift in South Africa's communications landscape - Richard Firth

    A shift in South Africa’s communications landscape

    By Richard Firth3 March 2025

    Regulation and government policies have hampered the growth of coverage across South Africa. This needs to change.

    Licence to chill: Eskom's Koeberg cleared to keep humming till 2045

    Nuclear siren test to sound across Cape Town suburbs

    By Staff Reporter3 March 2025

    Residents across a portion of Cape Town will on Tuesday be interrupted by a “full-volume siren test” at Koeberg.

    Eutelsat closes connectivity gap for a million people in Africa - Q-KON Dawie de Wet

    Eutelsat closes connectivity gap for a million people in Africa

    By Q-KON3 March 2025

    By accessing the local market insights of partners like Q-KON, Eutelsat can successfully deliver connectivity solutions to the African marketplace.

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