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  1. Jan

    Luno says Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations are procedurally flawed

    Luno sends response about proposed new crypto rules from the Reserve Bank and Treasury Cryptocurrency exchange Luno said that proposed new export control rules affecting crypto assets in South Africa should not be enacted through ministerial proclamation, but as a full Act of Parliament. "Luno...
  2. Jan

    Telkom pledged R100 million for AI Institute in South Africa

    Telkom to build R100-million AI institute Telkom has pledged R100 million to establish the Telkom AI Institute, a new platform designed to equip South Africans with artificial intelligence and digital skills and foster local innovation. The pledge was announced in Geneva, Switzerland, as part...
  3. Jan

    Discovery Bank's AI prepares payment details from invoices automatically

    Discovery Bank changes the game Discovery Bank has launched new AI-powered features that help automate the tedious process of capturing banking information when paying new beneficiaries. In a notice to customers on Tuesday, Discovery Bank introduced what it described as a completely new way to...
  4. Jan

    SITA has collapsed to the extent that it must be rebuilt, says Public Service Commission

    Critical South African agency "paralysed" with R2 billion in irregular expenditure A new report delivered to communications minister Solly Malatsi identified systemic weaknesses in the State IT Agency's governance environment, including over R2 billion in irregular expenditure. The report...
  5. Jan

    Solly Malatsi issues statement about Starlink and State Capture allegations

    Communications minister Solly Malatsi responds to Starlink State Capture allegations Communications minister Solly Malatsi confirmed that he met with Starlink once in 2024, shortly after President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed him to Cabinet. “I have met once with a representative of SpaceX...
  6. Jan

    Amazon to begin Internet service this year after latest launch

    Amazon network to rival Starlink gets launch deadline A United Launch Alliance rocket lofted 29 satellites for Amazon, paving the way for the start of the company’s broadband service later this year in a challenge to SpaceX’s dominant Starlink network. The Atlas V rocket carrying the latest...
  7. Jan

    Tshwane electricity technicians accused of extortion

    Prepaid electricity meter users hit with fines up to R75,000 The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says it is receiving a growing number of complaints about residents being fined up to R75,000 on false allegations of tampering with their prepaid meters. "In many cases, residents claim that these...
  8. Jan

    Google and actor Idris Elba to fund African creator access to AI

    Idris Elba and Google will pay for South Africans to access digital products Alphabet’s Google and UK actor Idris Elba will fund access to artificial intelligence tools for African creators, with the goal of helping them produce high-quality content faster and more cheaply. The actor’s Elba...
  9. Jan

    Kim Dotcom loses latest appeal in case against extradition to US

    Internet pirate king faces extradition to the United States Kim Dotcom, the Internet entrepreneur facing extradition from New Zealand, has lost the latest round in his legal battle to avoid facing prosecution in the US. Dotcom had challenged an earlier High Court ruling that rejected his...
  10. Jan

    Amazon to buy half the carbon credits from Bacon Tree project

    Amazon in R1.98-billion deal involving 180 million of a unique shrub in South Africa Amazon said it will buy just less than half of the carbon credits to be generated by a project to restore degraded land in South Africa by planting thickets of Spekboom, a plant that sequesters carbon dioxide...
  11. Jan

    E-hailing drivers warned to avoid airports and townships on 30 June

    Uber and Bolt drivers warned to avoid airports and townships The National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) has confirmed that many Uber, Bolt, and InDrive drivers will continue operating as usual on Tuesday, 30 June 2026. This was despite the planned mass protest action against...
  12. Jan

    Telkom spends R85 million to train 1,100 learners

    Telkom spends R85 million to help tackle South Africa's unemployment crisis Through the Telkom Foundation's RT15 ICT Skills Learnership Programme, Telkom has invested over R85 million to train more than 1,100 learners. The telecoms giant announced that over 150 learners have graduated from the...
  13. Jan

    Werksmans says Electronic Communications Amendment Bill may miss chance to fix sharing rules

    Legal experts flag missed chance to fix broadband network rules in South Africa South Africa’s Electronic Communications Amendment Bill may miss an opportunity to resolve legal uncertainty over infrastructure-sharing rights in the telecoms sector, legal experts have said. The issue concerns...
  14. Jan

    Checkers Sixty60 notifies customers about possible service disruptions on 30 June

    Checkers Sixty60 sends warning about possible social unrest on 30 June Checkers Sixty60 has notified several users of its on-demand grocery delivery service of possible service disruptions in their areas on 30 June 2026. This comes as the Road Freight Association and Consumer Goods Council of...
  15. Jan

    Google caps Meta’s use of Gemini AI, Financial Times reports

    Google does not have enough AI compute power for all of Facebook owner's demand Google has placed limits on Meta Platforms' use of its Gemini artificial intelligence models because it could not provide as much computing capacity as the social media company wanted, according to the Financial...
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