I have spent 28 years in African telecommunications watching operators compete for customers. The playbook has been consistent: build the network, own the spectrum and control the customer. The assumption underneath all of it is that the company with the infrastructure wins. Capitec is about to test that assumption in the fixed broadband market, and…
Honor has officially opened pre-orders in China for its unique Honor Robot Phone, a flagship device built around an automated, motorized pop-up camera gimbal. Engineered to bring professional-grade cinematic motion to mobile videography, the smartphone combines physical robotics, advanced AI tracking, and high-end hardware. Read: Google unveils Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL The phone’s…
inDrive says smarter pickup locations could reduce delays, while helping drivers spend less time circling busy commercial and transport hubs. inDrive is rolling out two new pickup features in Johannesburg and Cape Town, aimed at reducing one of the most persistent frustrations in e-hailing: passengers and drivers struggling to find each other. The global mobility…
South Africa’s banks recorded two branch robberies in 2025. Not two a month – two for the entire year, down from eight in 2024, together yielding just R630 000. In the same 12 months, customers of the country’s biggest banks lodged claims worth R2.4-billion after being defrauded through digital channels. A typical case starts with a…
Google has officially launched the Pixel 11, powered by its new custom Tensor G6 processor. Built to boost both speed and efficiency, the Tensor G6 delivers up to 20% better CPU power efficiency than the outgoing Tensor G5. Paired with Google’s Adaptive Battery software, the Pixel 11 achieves over 30 hours of battery life on…
The Faranani DocTec stand at last year’s OpenText Summit. Content management and effective governance are critical foundations for AI adoption, with unmanaged data posing an organisational risk and undermining AI progress. This is according to Faranani DocTec, an OpenText Reseller Platinum Partner and Titanium Experience Partner of the upcoming OpenText Summit Africa 2026 in Johannesburg….
An artist’s impression of Terafab Texas In a stretch of cattle country about 120km north-west of Houston, contractors have started clearing land for what Elon Musk claims will be the largest building ever constructed. The project is called Terafab. It is a joint venture between Tesla and SpaceX, and its purpose is narrow even if…
Google has officially introduced its flagship Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL, touting them as the most durable devices in the company’s smartphone history. Both flagships feature a spacecraft-grade aluminium frame paired with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 display protection, treated with a specialized coating that delivers twice the scratch resistance of previous…
Alon Stern and James Hedley, co-founders of TurnStay. Three years after launching with two people and an idea, South African fintech firm TurnStay has grown into a cross-border payments platform processing more than R1 billion in travel payments in the first six months of 2026. The milestone marks a significant acceleration for the company, which…
Nearly six in 10 South African registered voters would accept exempting US companies from black economic empowerment requirements if it brought investment and jobs, according to polling published by The Common Sense – and support is strongest among black voters. The Social Research Foundation’s (SRF’s) second-quarter 2026 market survey found 47% of voters strongly agreed…
