Amazon Leo has told communications regulator Icasa that it may not be able to provide affordable satellite broadband in South Africa if the authority does not adopt a proposed “frequency factor” that would lower spectrum fees for higher-frequency bands. The warning came during Icasa’s public hearings on Thursday into draft amendments to the radio frequency…
Samsung has scheduled a new Galaxy event for August 27 to unveil the latest entry in its S26 lineup. Although the company has not formally named the handset, its confirmation that the device delivers flagship-grade camera features, Galaxy AI capabilities, and the latest One UI experience strongly indicates the arrival of the Galaxy S26 FE…
Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer, Absa Group. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Absa Group says its agentic artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot handles over 100 000 queries per month from approximately 1.6 million users. This, as the banking group continues to modernise its core platforms, positioning technology as a strategic lever for growth across…
Comsol CEO Iain Stevenson Comsol is building its new consumer national 5G network without a 4G anchor, on a single unfragmented block of spectrum, and will sell every megabit of it through other companies’ brands. The company has around 450 sites live, covering roughly a million Gauteng households. The first ISP goes live on the…
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has announced the appointment of new independent expert members to its Board’s Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC), strengthening institutional governance, accountability, and digital innovation. According to the NHLS, the newly appointed members bring extensive expertise in digital transformation, governance, finance, risk management, and…
Ferrari’s highly debated first all-electric vehicle, the Luce, has just silenced its harshest critics by fetching a record-breaking $40 million (R646 million) at a Sotheby’s charity auction during Monterey Car Week. Read: Google unveils Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL The staggering hammer price crowns this one-of-a-kind “tailor-made” Luce as the most expensive new car…
A SAPS sting operation resulted in the discovery of devices containing explicit images and videos. (Source: iStock) A 16-year-old Western Cape teenager remains in police custody after he was arrested on charges related to online child sexual abuse material. This, after the matter was postponed to 20 August, for a medical examination by the district…
DA MP and Kastelo founder Mark Burke in an undated photo. Image: Kastelo Kastelo, the fintech at the centre of a South African Reserve Bank exchange control investigation that has ensnared DA MP Mark Burke, has rejected the central bank’s core allegation that its clients were unaware that billions of rand were being moved offshore…
Xiaomi announced that the heaviest pressures on its smartphone business have likely passed, even as second-quarter earnings missed analyst projections due to elevated component prices. High memory costs severely squeezed margins across its mobile division, but management expects cost inflation to temper throughout the second half of the year as its fast-growing electric vehicle (EV)…
South Africa’s digital trajectory gets a boost with U6 GHz spectrum allocation. On 24 July 2026, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published the National Radio Frequency Plan 2026 (NRFP 2026), formally allocating the full U6 GHz band, 6 425MHz-7 125MHz, for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) use. This decision, which incorporates 700MHz of…
