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    The AI utopia South Africa can't afford

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    By Duncan McLeod18 May 2026

    Microsoft estimates 23.1% of working-age South Africans use generative AI – well ahead of the rest of the continent.

    The toll booth at the bottom of the sea - The Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf

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    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu18 May 2026

    State-aligned Iranian media is floating a plan to charge the world’s tech giants rent on subsea cables in the Strait of Hormuz.

    Why the security operations centre is now a boardroom issue - Chris Norton Kaspersky

    Why the security operations centre is now a boardroom issue

    By Kaspersky18 May 2026

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    Starlink's African surge runs through Joburg

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    By Duncan McLeod18 May 2026

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    South Africa marks a full year without load shedding

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    Absa's defence against frontier AI cyberthreats: more AI - Johnson Idesoh

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    Green ID's days numbered as smart ID roll-out accelerates

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    The expansion is central to the home affairs department’s plan to finally retire the much-defrauded green ID book.

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