136 Communications minister Solly Malatsi Communications minister Solly Malatsi has placed faster, cheaper and more reliable internet at the centre of the department of communications & digital technologies’ agenda for the year…
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Naked Insurance launches native app in ChatGPT
138 Naked Insurance CEO Alex Thomson Naked Insurance has launched a native app in ChatGPT that it says can produce a final, binding car insurance quote – a move the Johannesburg-based insurtech…
Don’t miss the Telviva Tech Insights webinar
150 The gap between your business communications stack and your CRM is where your team’s productivity goes to die. In a high-velocity digital environment, siloed channels aren’t just an operational hurdle –…
Don’t miss the Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference
150 The Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference (PADC) returns to the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, on 23-24 June, showcasing the latest in infrastructure, new technologies, expertise and ideas shaping the future…
Herotel becomes South Africa’s largest retail fibre ISP
216 Herotel has become South Africa’s largest retail fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) internet service provider by connected homes, according to the latest Africa Analysis FTTH Quarter Tracking report. The Stellenbosch-based ISP, which is owned…
Joosub warns of 24 months of pain for phone buyers
146 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub has warned that smartphone prices will rise sharply amid the RAM supply crisis, supply-chain restrictions and rising fuel prices. Joosub told TechCentral on Monday that the…
Malatsi moves to rescue South Africa’s botched AI policy
110 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has appointed an independent panel of AI researchers, lawyers and governance specialists to rebuild South Africa’s draft national AI policy, a…
Netflix’s astonishing R2.2-trillion content bill
156 A Netflix building in Hollywood. Daniel Cole/Reuters Netflix has invested more than US$135-billion (R2.2-trillion) in films and television series over the past decade, the company said on Tuesday, underscoring the dominance…
MTN’s African engines fire – but South Africa still stalled
126 MTN Group said on Tuesday that its core earnings jumped 27.9% in the first quarter, outpacing revenue growth as tighter cost control and strong performances in Nigeria and Ghana boosted profit….
Naspers shares tumble on iFood investment warning
113 Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi Naspers and Prosus shares both shed around 7% on the JSE on Tuesday after the technology investment group warned it will sharply increase spending at…