319 E-hailing service Wanatu has gained prominence in the South African market, given its unique service offerings compared to other competitors in the industry. The service most recently added long-distance trips to…
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EFF vows to stop Starlink from launching in South Africa
215 South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk has traded barbs with EFF leader Julius Malema South Africa’s fourth-largest political party, which has long warred with billionaire Elon Musk, has warned it will “never…
X adding AI-written community notes – MyBroadband
197 Elon Musk’s X will start to publish Community Notes written by artificial intelligence agents, a move to increase the speed of the social network’s fact-checking product and expand it to reach…
Get your ID delivered like pizza – home affairs’ latest digital shake-up
207 Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber The department of home affairs is working on upgrades to its online systems that will make it possible for citizens to access its services – like…
The man who stopped Telkom taking over the Internet in South Africa and became a powerful US tech investor – MyBroadband
223 Before emigrating to the U.S. and becoming a venture capitalist, David Frankel played a pivotal role in building South Africa’s Internet service provider industry — and fought to keep it out…
Blue Label Telecoms to change its name as restructuring gathers pace
217 Blue Label was co-founded and is led by co-CEOs Mark Levy and Brett Levy Blue Label Telecoms, the JSE-listed company that’s in the process of taking control of mobile operator Cell…
Uber Eats in online shopping deal with Spar and Tops
246 Spar South Africa has officially announced a partnership with Uber Eats to expand its grocery and liquor delivery footprint and supplement its Spar 2U service. “Since its launch in 2022, Spar’s…
Nvidia CEO to hold high-stakes media briefing in Beijing
205 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will hold a media briefing in Beijing on 16 July, an official from the company said on Sunday, marking his second…
Temu launches warehouse in South Africa – MyBroadband
239 Temu says it has launched a local warehouse in South Africa, allowing it to provide shoppers much faster delivery times. The direct-from-China online marketplace tags items available from its South African…
South Africa begins complex job of overhauling media laws
226 Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT The department of communications & digital technologies on Friday gazetted the draft white paper on audio and audio-visual media services (AAVMS) and online safety for public…