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

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.
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...

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

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...

Shoprite says its plans for Sixty60 are guided by what its customers want and need.
In Minneapolis, it has become a battle of phone versus phone.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Department of Home Affairs achieves record smart ID card delivery, issuing over four million in 2025.

Consnet’s Dion Kalicharan and Cloud On Demand’s Xenia Rhode on the benefits of the AWS partner network.

Lindiwe Matlali establishes Swerfvalk to deliver drone, AI and counter-drone services tailored to the South African market.