
2026 – a crypto tipping point for African merchants
Stablecoins are set to drive mainstream crypto adoption among African merchants, claim Ezeebit and Luno executives.
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Stablecoins are set to drive mainstream crypto adoption among African merchants, claim Ezeebit and Luno executives.

The city’s computerised learner’s licence testing system will this week be operational across its 18 driving licence testing centres.

Through completed certification and enablement processes with Coro, Symbiosys helps SMEs align their security environments with common cyber insurance expectations.

Vivo South Africa has officially announced the global launch of its latest X-series flagships: the X300 and X300 Pro.
Installing Linux on a MacBook Air “turned out to be a very underwhelming experience,” according to the tech news site MakeUseOf:The thing about Apple silicon Macs is that it’s not as simple as downloading an AArch64 ISO of your favorite distro and installing it. Yes, the M-series chips are ARM-based, but that doesn’t automatically make the whole system compatible in the same way most...

Telkom Group’s mobile business has passed 25 million subscribers for the first time, powered by strong data growth.

Telkom Consumer’s operating revenue climbed 5.7% to R20.5 billion for the third quarter ended 31 December 2025, fueled by growth in both mobile and fibre services, the Telkom Group announced today. The consumer unit – led by Lunda Siyo – continues to gain traction through targeted customer value management initiatives and aggressive fibre expansion, reinforcing […]

Data cannot be owned like property, forcing organisations to rely on contracts, governance and regulation to unlock value.

Logicians and their bonnets
Today’s puzzle is a new twist on a classic genre: the “common knowledge” hat riddle in which logicians deduce facts about their hats based on what they know, and what they know others know.
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SA’s largest wholesale network provider Openserve has crossed the 1.5 million homes passed milestone with fibre, while maintaining its industry-leading connectivity rate at 52.4%, Telkom Group disclosed in its latest JSE trading update. The wholesale unit’s overall revenue grew by 2.2%, driven by fibre-related data revenue, which climbed 8.7% (or R204 million). Fibre-related revenue now […]

Police arrest a woman in Pretoria West after an e-hailing driver was killed and hijacked; with more arrests expected.

Simone Pozniak urges organisations to adopt identity-based security and governance to navigate complex AI risks.

Amid the rise of AI and economic chaos, tech employees feel uncertain, over-extended and crave stability, but companies can reignite innovation.

BCX is entering a critical leadership transition as long-serving industry veteran Jonas Bogoshi prepares to retire, handing over the reins at a time when the enterprise business unit continues to bleed revenue amid cautious client spending. The telecommunications and IT services provider, owned by JSE-listed Telkom Group, confirmed that Bogoshi—who joined as chief revenue officer […]

Telkom’s enterprise IT subsidiary BCX will soon lose its CEO, Jonas Bogoshi, who is set to retire from the role.

The partnership combines Atera’s autonomous IT capabilities with Maxtec’s regional expertise and customer-centric approach.

The president’s clarity of electricity reform was welcome but his silence on de-industrialisation was alarming.
Google never asked its users before adding AI Overviews to its search results and AI-generated email summaries to Gmail, notes the New York Times. And Meta didn’t ask before making “Meta AI” an unremovable part of its tool in Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. “The insistence on AI everywhere — with little or no option to turn it off — raises an important question about what’s in it for the...

Warner Bros is reportedly considering reopening sale talks with rival Hollywood studio Paramount Skydance.

Mustek expects headline earnings per share to surge by as much as 270% for the six months to end-December 2025.

Government departments across South Africa are increasingly relying on digital tools to evaluate public programmes and monitor performance. This is part of broader public-sector reforms. Their aims are to improve accountability, respond to audit pressure and manage large-scale programmes with limited staff and budgets. Here’s an example. National departments tracking housing delivery, social...