151 In the quick-service restaurant (QSR) sector, where numerous transactions occur every second, network reliability is not just a matter of convenience but a critical factor that can determine whether a store…
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Vox bets on hybrid connectivity
147 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…
ACT abandons home affairs identity fees lawsuit
191 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
149 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…
South Africa’s identity and payments shift that most businesses missed
183 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
162 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
217 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…
Thyspunt emerges as frontrunner for new Eskom nuclear plant
211 Maps showing the location of Thyspunt. Image: OpenStreetMap Further specialist studies on which site to select for Eskom’s proposed 5.2GW nuclear power station should only be for Thyspunt on the Eastern…
AI sabotage in the workplace is real
191 Nearly a third of employees surveyed by a global study admit to deliberately undermining their companies’ AI roll-outs – and while the research did not include South African respondents, a local…
UK PM Keir Starmer declares war on doomscrolling
163 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending videos, British Prime Minister Keir…