173 The conversation about South Africa’s connectivity future is shifting from single-channel thinking to pragmatic hybrid solutions. That’s according to Theo van Zyl, Vox’s head of wireless, who argues that fibre and…
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Municipal water, electricity losses total R25bn a year
136 And you pay for it. South African municipalities lose R25 billion per annum in water and electricity that they buy but never sell, according to National Treasury. In some cities, up…
ACT abandons home affairs identity fees lawsuit
215 ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi The Association of Comms & Technology has abandoned its legal challenge against home affairs minister Leon Schreiber’s controversial hike in identity verification fees, with member companies opting…
AI literacy goes mainstream in South Africa’s jobs market
187 AI literacy is no longer the preserve of developers and data scientists. According to Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for March 2026, released on Monday, competence in AI tools is fast…
Minister De Lille unveils upgraded Agulhas Lighthouse Precinct in Western Cape
174 The Agulhas Lighthouse Precinct is located at the southernmost tip of Africa. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille unveiled the newly built tourism facilities at the Agulhas National Park’s Lighthouse precinct in…
South Africa’s identity and payments shift that most businesses missed
221 While attention was fixed on AI last year, South Africa made its biggest leap in digital identity and payments in more than a decade. These were not isolated upgrades. Together they…
Google poised to lose ad crown to Meta
187 Meta Platforms is projected to surpass Google in digital advertising revenue globally by the end of 2026, and dethrone the search engine behemoth in the lucrative business, according to Emarketer. The…
Grand Theft Data – hackers hit Rockstar Games
237  Grand Theft Auto is Rockstar Games’ biggest franchise A hacking group with a history of compromising major global corporations said it had stolen nearly 80 million business records from videogame…
‘Cadre deployment on steroids’: Big warning about the future of SAA
294 South African Airways (SAA) pilots are expected attend a meeting at the airline’s human resources department on Monday amid growing uncertainty following the unexpected developments on Friday, when chief executive John…
R65 a litre for petrol?
279 SADC is home to two of the priciest countries for fuel in the world following the wild spikes since the start of the Iran war. Despite the plethora of taxes and…