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Apple will stream its Surprise and shine event at 19:00 SAST on 9 September. A new iPhone lineup is confirmed. A foldable is not.
Mamor Capital Ventures reached a R300 million first close for its debut fund, anchored by the PIC, targeting post-revenue South African tech businesses.
Researchers found Hungry Lion-linked customer credentials in stealer logs over about nine months, alongside a separate MedusaLocker ransomware claim.
The Information Regulator says it has received more than 8,000 security-compromise reports, including 1,220 since April 2026.
PayJustNow is launching an MVNO on Cell C, aiming to turn its buy-now-pay-later customers into mobile subscribers with credit-linked offers.
Checkers Sixty60 generated R25.5 billion in annual sales and contributed about 36% of Shoprite group incremental sales growth.
The CSIR confirms components for Lengau's 4-petaflop replacement arrived about a year ago and are still being prepared for deployment.
Meta's US settlement adds two-hour daily limits, midnight lockouts and algorithm controls for teens. The rules skip South Africa for now, but may shape.
Datatec's R29-a-share special distribution totals R7.05 billion. Founder Jens Montanana's 19.01% stake is worth about R1.3 billion before tax.
SAICTA’s Industry Connect links South African ICT employers and jobseekers, with Angular, Supabase, Xneelo and Microsoft sign-on under the hood.
Stratos Lab, ECOBLOX and Digital Parks Africa are deploying 50-plus Nvidia B300 HGX servers and 400-plus GPUs in Centurion.
Konami's second Metal Gear archive collection is out, bringing Metal Gear Solid 4 and Peace Walker to current platforms at R1,099 locally.
Nvidia has released the second-generation transformer model behind DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, bringing it to supported ray-traced games through the.
Garmin's first screenless smart band is now available locally, offering up to 10 days of battery life, 24/7 health tracking and no required subscription.
A new SAHRC policy brief argues that South Africa needs systemic platform accountability, transparency and risk assessment rather than relying on criminal law to fight disinformation.
Verascient has closed an oversubscribed $1.2 million pre-seed round to build enterprise AI systems around the knowledge companies already have.
Blu Label says Blu Energy has about 400MW in its pipeline and 180MW with sites and PPAs, but no capacity is operating yet.
MTN wants about 150MW of AI-ready capacity in South Africa and Nigeria in a UAE-backed venture, staying a minority investor.
Apple Music's South African individual plan rises from R69.99 to R79.99 a month from 27 August, while the family plan increases from R109.99 to R129.99.
MTN says South Africa's mobile industry may distribute 200 to 300 million SIM cards a year, driven by prepaid churn and weak registration.
MTN is evaluating banking licences in selected African markets as MoMo pushes deeper into lending, deposits and balance-sheet risk.
The Human Rights Commission is examining power, water, land and governance costs as civil society pushes for tougher national rules.
The Digital Skills Impact Fund has R200 million this year and more than R600 million committed, paying for verified jobs rather than course seats.
SITA has a Citizen Super App. The Presidency has MyMzansi. Both promise one-stop services, but their relationship is still unclear.
Comsol is building a wholesale standalone 5G-Advanced network for ISPs, with roughly one million Gauteng homes already in reach.
Cell C confirms talks with Starlink and Amazon Leo, and how satellite fits its asset-light network and rural coverage plans.
South Africa wants more cloud and AI capacity. Civil society is asking who absorbs the pressure on water, power and land.
MTN's adjusted half-year profit rose more than 21% on subscriber growth across Africa. Investors will still watch South Africa hardest.
Vox, Frogfoot and Hypa Fibre raised R14.4 billion in fresh capital. The important detail is where they plan to spend it: township fibre builds.
South Africans faced 17.47 billion spam calls in the first half of 2026. The Opt-Out Registry is almost ready. Enforcement will decide if it matters.
A 16GB DDR4 kit that cost R699 last year is now about R2,299. The AI infrastructure boom is showing up in ordinary South African PC builds.
DStv streaming-only packages can cost less than satellite equivalents. MultiChoice is slowly separating TV from the dish that built it.
South Africa is being sold a locally developed AI tutor for 23,000 schools. Evidence about the robot hardware complicates that story.
GridCars will credit R1 in public charging for every verified kWh charged at home. At R299 a month, drivers need to watch the maths.
Google is pushing Gemini deeper into Search and Maps as both products become more conversational, contextual and agentic.
Nvidia's $46.7 billion quarter showed how deeply global AI spending has become tied to accelerated computing and data-centre infrastructure.
TymeBank's 10-million-customer milestone showed how quickly a digital-first, retail-linked banking model could scale in South Africa.
Starlink could reshape broadband beyond South Africa's fibre footprint, but licensing remains the decisive part of the local story.
South African businesses face faster ransomware campaigns, wider attack surfaces and less time to contain a compromise.
Cell C has switched on 5G without the usual launch spectacle. Its roaming-led approach shows how the operator plans to compete without rebuilding the.