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Tech and Science

Meta launches AI Academy SA, offering free training and startup funding

Elections 2026

IEC receives over 700 election misinformation complaints, enlists Google, Meta and TikTok ahead of November vote

South Africa

Ramaphosa to meet Silicon Valley AI giants as South Africa eyes tech future

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South Africa remains a key market for the world’s biggest smartphone brands

Tech and Science

SIMcontrol adds Telkom to platform, expanding options for business connectivity

News

Global tensions fuel defence demand as SA arms manufacturer signs drone deal

EDITOR'S CHOICE

News Anele Tembe inquest: Cocaine, alcohol found in her system as AKA’s father questions ‘puzzle’

News Warning: Rand Water calls on customers to reduce consumption as crisis looms

Courts Wrong man in the dock: Mistaken identity in court leads to an invalid conviction and sentence

News WATCH: South Africa sets world rail record as Transnet runs massive 696-wagon train

Courts Shadrack Sibiya denied bail in rape, sexual grooming case

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Crime

Man nabbed for allegedly selling illegal DStv streaming codes on WhatsApp

Tech and Science

South Africans turn to AI for advice as experts warn of privacy and scam risk

Tech and Science

Malatsi warns 90,000 ICT jobs vacant as young South Africans struggle to find work

Tech and Science

MTN of empty promises? Less than half of target schools and clinics are actually online

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Battery anxiety could soon be a thing of the past – here’s what changed

Tech and Science

Apple unveils HomeView as AI fuels new challenge to Amazon and Google

Tech and Science

This much-awaited feature is coming to WhatsApp soon

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Your HUAWEI WATCH GT 7 Pro knows how you trained – HUAWEI Physical Readiness helps decide what comes next

Tech and Science

More than 31 000 scam emails abusing Microsoft authentication system detected in seven weeks

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Xiaomi unveils REDMI Note 17 series, built for years with REDMI Titan Quality

Tech and Science

Xiaomi Redmi Note 17 Series: Massive batteries, tough competition – This is what you need to know

Tech and Science

SA calls for global treaty to regulate military AI and autonomous weapons

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What is Mini LED, really? A guide to what separates real performance from the label

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OPPO turns your phone into a smarter storyteller with AI

Tech and Science

UNESCO sounds alarm over online threats to SA’s democracy and public safety

Tech and Science

AI boom fuelling global growth but widening economic divide, IMF warns

Tech and Science

Taxpayers paying the price as digital migration delays drag on

Tech and Science

Honor joins the rear-screen trend with affordable new X5d device

Tech and Science

Forget El Niño, South Africa’s harvest faces a new threat beyond drought

Tech and Science

SA firms hit with R17m ransomware recovery costs as attacks worsen

Tech and Science

Microsoft debuts new Copilot – these are the new features

Tech and Science

Icasa withdraws Netflix, WhatsApp inquiries

Tech and Science

WATCH: Inside the push to put AI and tech in the hands of kasi businesses

Tech and Science

OpenAI halts GPT‑6.1 Astra launch over safety flaws as FTC opens probe into AI risks

Tech and Science

Gauteng committee demands answers after e-Panic Button app data breach sparks outrage

Tech and Science

WhatsApp announces new parental controls for teens as online risks surge