Science/Tech – News South Africa

Time to recognise the mentors making a difference in tech

30 January at 15:19 PM, via ITWeb

Nominations are open for the Mentor of the Year Award as part of the Wired4Women Awards 2026.

Telkom has done something Vodacom and MTN could not

30 January at 15:01 PM, via MyBroadband

Telkom has managed to grow its mobile prepaid subscriber base, even as South Africa’s two largest operators both reported declines over the same periods.

Unable To Stop AI, SAG-AFTRA Mulls a Studio Tax On Digital Performers

30 January at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Variety: In the future, studios that use synthetic actors in place of humans might have to pay a royalty into a union fund. That’s one of the ideas kicking around as SAG-AFTRA prepares to sit down with the studios on Feb. 9. Artificial intelligence was central to the 2023 actors strike, and it’s only gotten more urgent since. Social media is awash in...

Meet the unbreakable AI smartphone HONOR X9d

30 January at 14:39 PM, via MyBroadband

Now available, the HONOR X9d raises the bar on durability and display, levelling up on the proven popularity of the ‘Unbreakable Series’

Meet The €2.95M Capricorn 01 Zagato Hypercar Rebel

30 January at 14:10 PM, via Tech Financials

capricorn GROUP (capricorn), the German-based industry leader in automotive and motorsport lightweight technology, presented two capricorn Zagato 01 hypercars at Salon Rétromobile, Paris, 27 Jan – 1 Feb 2026. The first customer deliveries will happen in 2026, following an intensive and rapid development process, borne out of capricorn’s extensive motorsport engineering experience. Both...

Good news for people who shop on Checkers Sixty60

30 January at 14:01 PM, via MyBroadband

Shoprite says its plans for Sixty60 are guided by what its customers want and need.

Tech Grapples With ICE + Casey Tries Clawdbot, a Risky New A.I. Assistant + HatGPT

30 January at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

In Minneapolis, it has become a battle of phone versus phone.

When rats attack: The new face of banking fraud targeting South Africans

30 January at 13:39 PM, via ITWeb

Cyber security and financial experts warn of an increase in Remote Access Trojan malicious software.

Vuyani Jarana: Mobile coverage masks a deeper broadband failure

30 January at 13:17 PM, via TechCentral

The Ilitha Telecoms CEO has argued that meaningful connectivity is what South Africa needs to unlock economic participation.

One decision will kill cheap cars in South Africa

30 January at 13:02 PM, via MyBroadband

Despite being subject to a 25% import duty, all 20 of South Africa’s most affordable cars are made in India and China. A proposed 50% duty could devastate the retail industry.

Who will be named CIO and CISO of the Year at Wired4Women Awards 2026?

30 January at 12:35 PM, via ITWeb

Play your part in honouring the industry’s female tech leaders – nominations are open until 8 February.

Frogfoot expands footprint in ‘priority’ growth market

30 January at 12:31 PM, via ITWeb

The open access fibre network operator brings the fibre assets built and operated by KwaZulu-Natal-based Mitsol into the fold.

AI use in SA surges across learning, work, life decisions

30 January at 12:25 PM, via ITWeb

Growing AI adoption is influencing career choices, business ideas and major life decisions in South Africa.

South Africans spend grocery money on online gambling

30 January at 12:18 PM, via ITWeb

A new survey reveals that the recent surge in popularity of online gambling has highlighted its dark side.

The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis

30 January at 12:03 PM, via New York Times

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.

Smartphones are about to get scary expensive in South Africa

30 January at 12:00 PM, via MyBroadband

One major mobile network operator is anticipating price increases of as much as 40% when its new stock arrives over the next two months.

The one thing South Africa’s top companies have in common

30 January at 12:00 PM, via MyBroadband

South Africa’s best-known brands – across IT, banking, telecommunications, and electronics – appear regularly on MyBroadband.

Former Google Engineer Found Guilty of Stealing AI Secrets For Chinese Firms

30 January at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from CBS News: A former Google engineer has been found guilty on multiple federal charges for stealing the tech giant’s trade secrets on artificial intelligence to benefit Chinese companies he secretly worked for, federal prosecutors said. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, a jury on Thursday...