153 South Africa’s draft national AI policy is not the first hallucination-fuelled blunder of its kind – and it won’t be the last. But it does offer the department of communications &…
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State broadband merger limps into a second decade
156 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT The merger between state-owned signal distributor Sentech and Broadband Infraco (BBI) – the ailing fibre wholesaler meant to serve as South Africa’s “carrier of carriers”…
Here’s how much miners at Sibanye-Stillwater get paid
133 The highest-paid miner gets over R40k per month. South Africa-based mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has increased its entry-level salary for mineworkers, according to the group’s 2025 integrated report. The report revealed that…
New DStv owner Canal+ confirms JSE listing date
161 Canal+, the global media and entertainment group that took control of MultiChoice last year, has confirmed it will conduct a secondary listing on the JSE on 3 June, becoming the first…
Pivotal week for US tech stocks
149 Big Tech has spent hundreds of billions of dollars over three years to power the AI. But investors still want one answer: will all this spending pay off? Quarterly results from…
Third-party cyber risks emerge as weak link for banks after data breach concerns
141 Banks are facing growing cybersecurity risks from third-party vendors, with experts warning that these external partners are increasingly becoming a weak link in protecting sensitive customer data. Third-party vendors refer to…
AI governance: the key to growth for SA’s financial institutions
152 Advanced AI is reshaping how financial institutions operate and drive growth. At the same time, South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) grey list has signalled renewed regulatory…
Turn passion into presence with a .digital domain name
144 The most exciting place to build a brand today is online. But simply having a website is no longer enough. To truly stand out, your digital presence needs to feel intentional,…
Sub-Saharan data centre roll-out slows as smaller players falter
168 Sub-Saharan Africa’s data centre roll-out is slowing materially and consolidation is intensifying, according to the latest African Interconnection Report from researcher Balancing Act, commissioned by Wiocc Group. The number of planned…
Taylor Swift trademarks her voice to fight AI fakes
140 US singer Taylor Swift. Daniel Cole/Reuters Pop superstar Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark attorney said is an…