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      Eskom's diesel bill falls 86% as breakdowns hit eight-year low

      Eskom’s diesel bill falls 86% as breakdowns hit eight-year low

      31 July 2026
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      Ramaphosa signs off on taking the grid away from Eskom

      31 July 2026
      Nedbank hires MTN's former tech chief as group CIO - Nikos Angelopoulos

      Nedbank hires MTN’s former tech chief as group CIO

      31 July 2026
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      Microsoft just had the biggest day in stock market history

      31 July 2026
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      31 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

      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
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      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
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      What Wi-Fi 8 will mean for wireless networks

      1 June 2026
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      31 July 2026
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      30 July 2026
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      30 July 2026
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      TCS+ | A smarter approach to cloud for South African businesses

      28 July 2026
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      TCS | How Optasia lends billions to people banks can’t see

      23 July 2026
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      15 July 2026
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      14 July 2026
      The author, Fanie van Rooyen

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      7 July 2026
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      1 July 2026
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    In South Africa, the bundle is the new battleground

    In South Africa, the bundle is the new battleground

    By Duncan McLeod5 June 2026

    Amazon’s R59/month Prime bundle costs less than Prime Video alone once did. There’s method to this madness.

    Bash powers TFG online sales as group profit tumbles

    Bash powers TFG online sales as group profit tumbles

    By Staff Reporter5 June 2026

    Retailer The Foschini Group’s e-commerce arm grew nearly 50% even as full-year headline earnings fell a third.

    Surplus groceries, straight from the browser - Still Good co-founders Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool

    Surplus groceries, straight from the browser

    By Tinashe Mazodze5 June 2026

    With Still Good, shoppers reserve surplus stock at Pick n Pay, Spar or Food Lovers and collect before closing.

    What happens when AI no longer needs us to improve

    What happens when AI no longer needs us to improve

    By Agency Staff5 June 2026

    AI pioneer Anthropic wants verifiable brakes built before systems start improving faster than society can keep up.

    The real hurdle for South Africa's AI voicebots isn't the AI - 1Stream

    The real hurdle for South Africa’s AI voicebots isn’t the AI

    By 1Stream5 June 2026

    In AI voice, the gap between a real conversation and a robot is measured in milliseconds, writes 1Stream CEO von Bruce Maltitz.

    The real cloud challenge isn't adoption – it's doing it well

    The real cloud challenge isn’t adoption – it’s doing it well

    By Vodacom Business5 June 2026

    As South Africa’s cloud market nears R113-billion, Vodacom Business and CloudZA urge a maturity focus.

    The biggest IPO ever is also one of the riskiest - SpaceX

    The biggest IPO ever is also one of the riskiest

    By Agency Staff4 June 2026

    Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants a $1.75-trillion valuation despite posting a near-$5-billion loss last year.

    The MVNO trap deepens as the battle moves to data

    The MVNO trap deepens as the battle moves to data

    By Pambos Soteriades4 June 2026

    South Africa’s banks built their MVNO defence around voice. But the war has moved to data, where telcos hold the advantage.

    BMW's Pretoria hub built the AI now running on its factory floors worldwide - Peter van Binsbergen

    BMW’s Pretoria hub built the AI now running on its factory floors worldwide

    By Tinashe Mazodze4 June 2026

    From 11 staff in 2006, BMW’s IT Hub in Pretoria is now the motoring giant’s largest IT operation outside Germany.

    Nedbank, Jumo bet on AI lending for the underbanked - Mutsa Chironga

    Nedbank, Jumo bet on AI lending for the underbanked

    By Staff Reporter4 June 2026

    Jumo’s AI engine assesses affordability in real time, targeting borrowers who lack conventional credit histories.

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    Huawei launches 12 intelligent transport solutions in South Africa

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