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      Voice going the way of SMS, says Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub

      Voice is going the way of SMS, says Vodacom CEO

      11 May 2026
      Pressure builds on Vodacom's South African mobile business - Shameel Joosub

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      11 May 2026
      Eskom battles widespread outages as storm batters the Cape

      Eskom battles widespread outages as storm batters the Cape

      11 May 2026
      Vodacom's fintech machine tops 100 million customers

      Vodacom’s fintech machine tops 100 million customers

      11 May 2026
      Naspers unit offloads stake in food giant for R6.5-billion - Prosus

      Naspers unit offloads stake in food giant for R6.5-billion

      11 May 2026
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      Pop star sues Samsung for $15-million

      11 May 2026
      OpenAI's new audio APIs aim for conversational voice agents

      OpenAI’s new audio APIs aim for conversational voice agents

      8 May 2026
      'It was my idea': Musk claims paternity of OpenAI - Elon Musk

      ‘It was my idea’: Musk claims paternity of OpenAI

      29 April 2026
      Pivotal week for US tech stocks

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      28 April 2026
      Worries over OpenAI's growth as Anthropic gains ground - Sam Altman. Shelby Tauber/Reuters

      Worries over OpenAI’s growth as Anthropic gains ground

      28 April 2026
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      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
      Datatec is firing on all cylinders - Jens Montanana

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      26 March 2026
      The last generation of coders

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

      4 May 2026

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      20 April 2026
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      TCS | Werner Lindemann on how AI is rewriting the infosec rulebook

      15 April 2026
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      TCS | Donovan Marsh on AI and the future of filmmaking

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    • Opinion
      Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub's Spanish ghost - Duncan McLeod

      Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub’s Spanish ghost

      22 April 2026
      The conflict of interest at the heart of PayShap's slow adoption - Cheslyn Jacobs

      The conflict of interest at the heart of PayShap’s slow adoption

      26 March 2026
      South Africa's energy future hinges on getting wheeling right - Aishah Gire

      South Africa’s energy future hinges on getting wheeling right

      10 March 2026
      Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub's Spanish ghost - Duncan McLeod

      Apple just dropped a bomb on the Windows world

      5 March 2026
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      VC’s centre of gravity is shifting – and South Africa is in the frame

      3 March 2026
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