279 MTN South Africa CEO Charles Molapisi MTN Group plans to convert its African tower estate into a distributed AI compute fabric, installing open GPU infrastructure at base-station sites so that the…
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Disney+ hikes prices in South Africa
519 Disney+ has increased the price of its Premium monthly subscription in South Africa. The Premium plan now costs R179/month, up from R159 previously. That is a 12.6% increase. The change took…
Why online learning is the future of education
252 If you grew up in the 1990s and 2000s, you’ll probably remember sitting down at a specific time to watch your favourite show. You had to quickly run to grab a…
Google launches the biggest reinvention of search in 25 years
188 Google on Tuesday put AI agents directly into its search box and rolled out a faster, cheaper version of its Gemini model, aiming to blunt gains by rivals Anthropic and OpenAI among…
Eskom threatens to cut power to Joburg
327 Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Eskom has issued a formal notice of its intention to reduce, interrupt or terminate electricity supply to several bulk supply points serving the City of Johannesburg, after arrear debt…
The psychology behind impulse buying
229 PEXELS/ IMPULSIVE BUYING Most people have bought something they never planned to purchase — whether it was a late-night online order, a snack grabbed at the checkout counter, or clothing bought…
How social entrepreneur Retang Phaahla left her quantity surveyor job to start tea business
252Retang Phaahla said they were looking for natural resources that could uplift the community and create jobs. A concoction of richness is brewing below the soil of a Limpopo district that has…
Could working longer hours mean you are productive?Â
152 Many people assume that the more hours you spend working, the more productive you will be. Also see: How Gen-Z young working adults are rewriting health and happiness However, this is a common…
Troubling questions over South African internet infrastructure attacks
262 The sheer scale of the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on South African internet infrastructure in recent days does not make sense considering the relatively small amounts the attackers are trying to…
Golden Arrow Holds Off on Fare Hikes as Diesel Surges
202 Golden Arrow Bus Services says it is still holding the line on fare increases, even as soaring diesel prices pile pressure onto one of Cape Town’s biggest public transport operators. The…