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    The Courier Guy allegedly hit by cyberattack

    Largest parcel courier company in South Africa allegedly hit by cyberattack The Courier Guy, South Africa's largest express parcel and e-commerce courier delivery company, has allegedly been hit by a ransomware attack. Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group MedusaLocker claimed on its dark web...
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    Ferrari Luce sells for $40 million (R646 million) at auction

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    Ferrari Luce sells for $40 million (R646 million) at auction

    I drive a diesel Nissan Hardbody. Wat.
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    Ferrari Luce sells for $40 million (R646 million) at auction

    Ferrari's first EV fetches R646 million at auction Ferrari NV's first all-electric vehicle defied criticism to sell for $40 million (R646 million), making it the most expensive new car ever sold at auction. The Sotheby's charity auction of the "tailor-made" Luce at Monterey Car Week in...
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    The disappearance of load-shedding has little — if anything — to do with Eskom's generating fleet improvements

    Real reasons load-shedding disappeared Local electricity demand destruction and rapid uptake of self-generation are the two main reasons that load-shedding has disappeared in South Africa. These findings stem from MyBroadband's analysis of Statistics South Africa and National Transmission...
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    Pretoria-born Seymour Papert co-developed the Logo programming language

    The South African mathematician who went to MIT and co-created the language many programmers learned to code with Acclaimed Pretoria-born mathematician and computer scientist Seymour Papert co-developed the Logo programming language in 1967 and was a principal for the One Laptop Per Child...
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    ICASA says it has observed indications of possible collusion between South African MNOs

    ICASA raises alarm over possible collusion between Vodacom and MTN The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has said that the identical pushback and highly similar product offerings from mobile network operators (MNOs) suggest possible collusion. This comes after...
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    Geordin Hill-Lewis won't grant Cape Town departmental management additional budget for salaries unless they implement AI

    Cape Town's mayor has one interesting condition for salary increases City of Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said he wouldn’t grant the metro's departmental managers' additional budget for salaries unless they implemented artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations. Speaking at the...
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    Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati has been reprimanded by The Presidency

    Eskom chair Mteto Nyati under fire The Presidency has reprimanded Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati for publicly questioning the plan to restructure the state power utility. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the government is committed to ensuring that the utility's financial position...
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    Five things happening in tech today (Wednesday, 12 August 2026)

    Good news for people who use Google Chrome, and Zoom bug lets callers take over devices Asian stocks rose and US equity-index futures advanced as strong earnings from technology companies lured investors back into the artificial intelligence trade. The Kospi Index — a bellwether for AI...
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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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