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      Big win for South African innovation agency - Technology Innovation Agency CEO Titus Mathe

      R1.2-billion win for South African innovation agency

      9 June 2026
      Eskom Green to build 32GW of renewables by 2040 - Mteto Nyati - Mteto Nyati

      Eskom Green to build 32GW of renewables by 2040

      9 June 2026
      South Africa's EV sales nearly double - but the base is still tiny

      South Africa’s EV sales nearly double – but the base is still tiny

      9 June 2026
      MTN enlists Alipay owner to turn MoMo into a super app

      MTN enlists Alipay owner to turn MoMo into a super app

      9 June 2026
      The clock is ticking on South African banks' biggest advantage

      The clock is ticking on South African banks’ biggest advantage

      9 June 2026
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      Meta declares war on Israeli spyware firm

      Meta declares war on Israeli spyware firm

      8 June 2026
      Meta takes on OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI

      Meta takes on OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI

      4 June 2026
      AI demand sparks 'chipflation' warning

      AI demand sparks ‘chipflation’ warning

      4 June 2026
      Astronomers discover exoplanets with magnetic fields

      Strange winds reveal magnetic fields on distant ‘hot Jupiters’

      2 June 2026
      AI giant Anthropic files for landmark US listing

      AI giant Anthropic files for landmark US listing

      1 June 2026
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      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
      Alfa's electric rebel - Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica Veloce

      Alfa’s electric rebel

      29 April 2026
      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

      Africa switches on as Europe dims the lights

      9 April 2026
      The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight

      The biggest untapped EV market on Earth is hiding in plain sight

      1 April 2026
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      Watts & Wheels S1E5: 'A Bentley of the bush and a car that swims'

      Watts & Wheels S1E5: ‘A Bentley of the bush and a car that swims’

      8 June 2026
      TCS | Charge's R1.8-billion bet on an off-grid EV future - Charge chairman Joubert Roux

      TCS | Charge’s R1.8-billion bet on an off-grid EV future

      18 May 2026
      TCS+ | The Up&Up Group on the hidden cost of AI - Jason Harrison

      TCS+ | The Up&Up Group on the hidden cost of AI

      13 May 2026
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      TCS+ | The retirement decision most South Africans get wrong

      6 May 2026
      TCS | The Cape Town start-up listening for TB with AI - Braden van Breda

      TCS | The Cape Town start-up listening for TB with AI

      4 May 2026
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      Clashing judgments leave South Africa’s crypto law unsettled

      2 June 2026
      The author, Pambos Soteriades

      The trap inside South Africa’s banking MVNO boom

      1 June 2026
      The hidden cost of social media age bans is everyone's privacy - Petrus Potgieter

      The hidden cost of social media age bans is everyone’s privacy

      29 May 2026
      Treasury's crypto crackdown is a betrayal of Mandela's promise - Duncan McLeod

      Treasury’s crypto crackdown is a betrayal of Mandela’s promise

      22 May 2026
      South Africa is sleepwalking into another AI policy failure - Celeste Labuschagne

      South Africa is sleepwalking into another AI policy failure

      20 May 2026
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    UK PM Keir Starmer declares war on doomscrolling

    UK PM Keir Starmer declares war on doomscrolling

    By Agency Staff13 April 2026

    Social media platforms need to stop young users wasting hours doomscrolling, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

    Citroën Basalt SUV-Coupé: connectivity, comfort and design intelligence

    Citroën Basalt SUV-Coupé: connectivity, comfort and design intelligence

    By Citroën South Africa13 April 2026

    The Basalt SUV-Coupé blends intuitive tech, practical usability and design-led thinking for South African drivers.

    Musk hurls expletives at senior SA diplomat in Starlink row - Elon Musk, Clayson Monyela

    Musk hurls expletives at senior SA diplomat in Starlink row

    By Staff Reporter12 April 2026

    Elon Musk has unleashed an expletive-laden attack on a senior South African diplomat on X.

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    Wall Street strains to justify SpaceX’s $1.75-trillion price tag

    By Agency Staff12 April 2026

    Wall Street is reaching for unusual comparables to justify SpaceX’s $1.75-trillion valuation ahead of its IPO.

    Epic, must-watch 4K footage of the Artemis II launch

    Epic, must-watch 4K footage of the Artemis II launch

    By Staff Reporter12 April 2026

    Watch in stunning 4K detail as the most powerful rocket US space agency Nasa has ever flown lifted off.

    Icasa moves to mandate national infrastructure database

    Icasa moves to mandate national infrastructure database

    By Duncan McLeod12 April 2026

    Network operators face mandatory bi-annual GIS submissions and R1-million fines under draft rapid deployment rules.

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    South Africa’s draft AI policy is a bureaucrat’s dream

    By Duncan McLeod10 April 2026

    Government’s draft AI policy has proposed the creation of seven new institutions to govern AI in South Africa.

    Big Tech is going nuclear

    Big Tech is going nuclear

    By Agency Staff10 April 2026

    Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.

    5G expected to reshape South Africa's wireless broadband market

    5G expected to reshape South Africa’s wireless broadband market

    By Duncan McLeod10 April 2026

    Researcher BMIT forecasts 5G will account for two-thirds of all residential wireless broadband connections by 2029.

    Warning that South Africa's digital competitiveness is in retreat

    Warning that South Africa’s digital competitiveness is in retreat

    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu10 April 2026

    South Africa ranks second globally for education spending but near the bottom for digital skills and outcomes.

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    Avert IT Distribution, AnyDesk create growth opportunities for African IT partners

    9 June 2026
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    1 June 2026
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