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    The Communications Department planned to impose age-verification requirements on online video platforms like YouTube and TikTok

    Age verification systems for YouTube and TikTok in South Africa planned The Department of Communications planned to impose obligations on online video platforms such as YouTube and TikTok to implement age-verification systems in South Africa. This was in the hopes of age-gating content that...
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    Bloomberg Intelligence says Shein supports a valuation of $22 billion (R356 billion) to $25 billion (R404 billion)

    Shein valued up to R404 billion before listing Shein Global Holdings Ltd.’s fast-fashion niche supports a valuation of $22 billion (R356 billion) to $25 billion (R404 billion), Bloomberg Intelligence said, putting a fresh marker on one of the biggest questions surrounding the retailer as it...
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    Tencent Holdings' spending plans will draw investor scrutiny

    Naspers's golden goose scrutinised over AI spending Tencent Holdings' spending plans will draw investor scrutiny as investors cool on lavish outlays on artificial intelligence. South African technology group Naspers is Tencent's largest shareholder through its early-2001 venture capital...
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    Five things happening in tech today (Monday, 10 August 2026)

    Apple could end an 11-year era, and man lives inside Netflix billboard Emerging-market stocks and currencies climbed at the start of a new week as expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes eased following Friday's unexpectedly weak US employment report. An MSCI gauge of developing-market...
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    Revised Electricity Pricing Policy will address various issues in SA's electricity sector, says Ramokgopa

    Big change to electricity bills in South Africa planned Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the Revised Electricity Pricing Policy, recently approved by cabinet for public consultation, will allow customers to see the true price of electricity. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, the...
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    Tsholofelo Molefe, MTN group CFO, received a total of R51.3 million in 2025

    Woman who stood up to the Guptas received a R51.3 million pay package from MTN Tsholofelo Molefe is the group chief financial officer of MTN Group, joining the African telecom giant in 2021. In 2025, she received a total of R51.3 million in remuneration. A finance veteran, Molefe held...
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    Vodacom has deployed network-level interventions to block spam calls

    Fight against spam calls in South Africa Vodacom and MTN have committed to reducing spam calls on their networks, and Vodacom has deployed real-time monitoring and machine learning tools to block suspicious callers in South Africa. South African cellular users have become increasingly...
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    Liquid Intelligent Technologies using lasers to provide high-speed Internet to Nigerian customers

    Company operating in South Africa using invisible lasers to deliver Internet at 20Gbps Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the pan-African firm which runs its regional operations from Johannesburg, is using lasers to provide high-capacity, high-speed Internet to customers in Nigeria. Over the...
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    Four South African municipalities have signed DAAs with Eskom

    4 towns and cities in South Africa hand over control of electricity supply to Eskom Four South African municipalities, Ditsobotla, Emfuleni, Maluti-A-Phofung, and Merafong, have signed Distribution Agency Agreements (DAAs) with Eskom. According to the state power utility, DAAs enable it to...
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    The prices of Microsoft's and Sony's latest video game consoles have increased significantly in SA, with more hikes expected

    PlayStation and Xbox price increases in South Africa The prices of Microsoft's and Sony's latest video game consoles have increased significantly in South Africa since their launches six years ago, and further increases are expected in the coming years. Microsoft launched its Xbox Series X|S...
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    AA CEO says the expropriation of land, with compensation, for Gautrain expansions will negatively impact Gauteng residents

    Gautrain land expropriation plans slammed The expropriation of land, with compensation, to make way for planned new Gautrain stations and rail routes will only negatively impact residents of Gauteng, with little to show for it. This is according to Bobby Ramagwede, CEO of the Automobile...
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    Five things happening in tech today (Sunday, 9 August 2026)

    Bad news about iPhone prices, and a new WhatsApp feature After spending much of the year in the stock market doghouse over fears about their profligate spending on artificial intelligence, the world's biggest technology companies are suddenly leading the way once again. The trigger was a pair...
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    China's excess manufacturing capacity will decimate local industries in South Africa unless the country can build its own

    Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala warns about Temu and Shein in South Africa Chinese companies Temu and Shein will decimate local industries in South Africa unless the country responds by building manufacturing capacity, Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala has warned. Tshabalala was speaking...
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    We compared the prepaid and contract prices from today to those from a decade ago

    Smartphone contract prices have surged in South Africa Telkom said smartphone contract prices have increased disproportionately relative to prepaid prices, as revenue from services that previously helped offset subsidies for contract devices has plummeted. MyBroadband recently compared the...
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    Dare Okoudjou led the creation of MTN Mobile Money

    The man who created a R85.72 billion platform for a South African telecom giant Dare Okoudjou led the creation of MTN Mobile Money, the fintech platform that in 2023 was valued at R82.33 billion. He is also the founder and CEO of Onafriq. Onafriq is a pan-African digital payments network...
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