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      FNB launches crypto trading - Bheki Mkhize

      FNB launches crypto trading

      6 October 2026
      Meta met Information Regulator over its camera glasses - Mark Zuckerberg

      Meta met Information Regulator over its camera glasses

      6 October 2026
      Sam Altman: the world should accept 'some bad things' from AI

      Sam Altman: the world should accept ‘some bad things’ from AI

      6 October 2026
      DNI's R500-million bet on Mission Mobile is mostly debt - Timothy Strike

      Behind DNI’s R500-million bet on Mission Mobile

      5 October 2026
      South Africa's right-to-repair guidelines target software locks on spare parts

      Right to repair comes to South African electronics

      5 October 2026
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      BMW restructuring plan bets on AI and new models

      BMW restructuring plan bets on AI and new models

      1 October 2026
      OpenAI's rogue agent problem keeps getting bigger - Sam Altman

      OpenAI’s rogue agent problem keeps getting bigger

      28 September 2026
      The new battle over the desktop

      The new battle over the desktop

      23 September 2026
      AMD is now worth a trillion dollars - Lisa Su

      AMD is now worth a trillion dollars

      22 September 2026
      Anthropic weighs new model launch to blunt OpenAI's Astra surge - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

      Anthropic weighs new model launch to blunt OpenAI’s Astra surge

      21 September 2026
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      21 September 2026
      Meta to the AI industry: slow down without us - Mark Zuckerberg

      Meta to the AI industry: slow down without us

      16 September 2026
      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
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      Meet the CIO | Vodacom's Mohamed Sami on the agentic future

      Meet the CIO | Vodacom’s Mohamed Sami on the agentic future

      5 October 2026
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      1 October 2026
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      TCS | Dominic White and Adam Ely on AI agents going rogue

      29 September 2026
      TCS | Octotel's Trevor van Zyl on the fibre merger question

      TCS | Octotel’s Trevor van Zyl on the MetroFibre merger question

      16 September 2026
      Meet the CIO | Shoprite's Chris Shortt on what a supermarket becomes

      Meet the CIO | Shoprite’s Chris Shortt on what a supermarket becomes

      9 September 2026
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      South Africa's next energy crisis is in the accounts department - Craig Holmes

      South Africa’s next energy crisis is in the accounts department

      29 September 2026
      The steam engine lesson AI doomsayers keep missing - Sam Clarke

      The steam engine lesson AI doomsayers keep missing

      28 September 2026
      The author, Dirk de Vos

      Regulating AI: apply the laws we have first

      21 September 2026
      What Revolut can and cannot take from South Africa's banks - Pambos Soteriades

      What Revolut can and cannot take from South Africa’s banks

      15 September 2026
      The end is nigh, and the shares go on sale in October - Duncan McLeod

      The end is nigh, and the shares go on sale in October

      14 September 2026
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    The spaza is not informal - it is foundational - Lesaka Technologies Lincoln Mali

    The spaza is not informal – it is foundational

    By The Nielsen Network24 June 2026

    The spaza shop is not an informal side hustle; it is our economy’s resilient foundation, writes Lincoln Mali.

    US in move to counter Huawei in Africa

    Have your say on the bill that could reshape SA telecoms

    By Duncan McLeod23 June 2026

    Stakeholders have until 21 August to weigh in before parliament decides the sector’s regulatory future.

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    The real reason SA graduates can’t get hired into tech jobs

    By Deidre Samson23 June 2026

    South Africa does not have a digital talent shortage. What it has is a shortage of work-ready talent.

    The author, Pambos Soteriades

    The pivot South Africa’s MVNOs cannot afford to miss

    By Pambos Soteriades23 June 2026

    South Africa’s next mobile growth story will come from connecting machines, not people, writes Pambos Soteriades.

    Why South Africans spend so little time on 5G

    Why South Africans spend so little time on 5G

    By Duncan McLeod23 June 2026

    South African mobile users spend far less time on 5G than their counterparts in markets like India, a new analysis shows.

    Oracle is slashing its workforce as it automates with AI

    Oracle is slashing its workforce as it automates with AI

    By Agency Staff23 June 2026

    Oracle’s total workforce declined 13%, or about 21 000 employees, last year, partly driven by the adoption of AI.

    Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike - again

    Namibia tells Starlink to take a hike – again

    By Agency Staff22 June 2026

    Namibia on Monday said it had dismissed an appeal by Starlink against the rejection of its licence applications.

    Joburg the epicentre of South Africa's tech brain drain

    Joburg the epicentre of South Africa’s tech brain drain

    By Fanie van Rooyen22 June 2026

    Johannesburg’s enterprise IT departments, not Cape Town’s start-ups, are driving a worrying tech skills exodus.

    South Africa went cashless - except for the millions who didn't

    South Africa went cashless – except for the millions who didn’t

    By Fanie van Rooyen22 June 2026

    A new industry report argues that the sector mistook innovation for inclusion and left informal markets behind.

    That drone over your house is almost certainly breaking the law

    That drone over your house is almost certainly breaking the law

    By Cor van Deventer22 June 2026

    The Comrades no-fly zone was a reminder that recreational drone flying is far more regulated than people think.

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    iONLINE launches Sydney breakout point, expanding its global network core

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    The board now owns the database

    5 October 2026
    The attacker has one AI. You have 12 dashboards - Uri Levy

    The attacker has one AI. You have 12 dashboards

    5 October 2026
    Opinion
    South Africa's next energy crisis is in the accounts department - Craig Holmes

    South Africa’s next energy crisis is in the accounts department

    29 September 2026
    The steam engine lesson AI doomsayers keep missing - Sam Clarke

    The steam engine lesson AI doomsayers keep missing

    28 September 2026
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