54 Telecommunications industry body, the Association for Comms & Technology (ACT), has developed a set of industry principles and practices regarding Sim registration for its members – Vodacom, Telkom, Rain, MTN, Liquid…
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South Africa plans to restart PBMR nuclear project next year
42 Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters South Africa expects to lift the care and maintenance status of its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) by the first quarter of next year or…
Managing Sims, saving money: how MSB Micro keeps businesses connected
46 In today’s hyperconnected society, mobile connectivity is key to running a successful business, helping keep employees connected to each other, to organisational resources and to customers. To manage communications effectively, businesses…
Icasa must go back to the drawing board on mobile broadband rules
33 Communications regulator Icasa has been given a bloody nose in the high court in Pretoria after MTN South Africa took it on review, challenging provisions of the mobile broadband service regulations…
Why South Africans are starting to spend crypto, not just trade it
44 Cryptocurrencies are moving beyond being seen as an investment asset as users find real-world uses in everyday contexts. It appears crypto is becoming more like cash – with users prepared to…
Weak passwords cause one in five breaches
33 According to Simone Santana, MD at Solid8 Technologies, an overwhelming number of breaches now occur due to credential abuse, including the use of stolen or reused passwords, which remain the single…
LG’s Vivace Dryer cuts electricity bills, delivers smart AI
47 The modern South African home faces a familiar set of challenges: rising electricity prices and the constant search for more time in a busy day. In response, many are looking to…
Move over, Vision Pro: Samsung’s Galaxy XR is here
60 Samsung Electronics released its Galaxy XR extended reality headset on Tuesday, counting on AI features from Google to propel it into the nascent and uncertain market of computing-on-your-face that is dominated…
ChatGPT Atlas takes on Chrome in battle for the web’s future
44 Dado Ruvic/Reuters OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a long-anticipated AI-powered web browser built around its popular chatbot, in a direct challenge to Google Chrome’s dominance. The launch marks OpenAI’s latest move…
Eskom eases rooftop solar registration rules
49 Eskom has simplified how households and small businesses connect their rooftop solar and other so-called “small-scale embedded generation” (SSEG) systems to the national grid, cutting costs and red tape. The utility…