If South Africa’s Sim registration story played out the way we imagine it should, this would be the moment we cut to sunshine, trust and seamless onboarding. But that’s not our reality. Rica – once seen as a global pioneer – is now straining under pressures it wasn’t built for. The past year has made…
Honor Technologies Africa has officially expanded its local smartphone lineup with the launch of its latest mid-range contenders: the Honor 600 and Honor 600 Pro. Positioned as “flagship killers” by Jacques Mapepe, Honor’s Head of Product Training, the new devices target the highly competitive South African mid-tier market by combining premium design elements with high-end…
The difference lies in how teams operate in the field. Consumer smartphones are not built for South African field operations. On active sites, devices are exposed to dust, rain, drops, long shifts and unreliable power conditions. When a device fails in the field, the impact goes beyond inconvenience: Communication slows. Reporting stops. Inspections are delayed….
FindHomes co-founder Adrian Bunge For most South Africans, buying a home is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. It is also one of the least transparent. Listings sites show what is for sale, but they offer little insight into what a suburb is actually doing – whether prices are rising or stagnating, how…
Shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc. skyrocketed as much as 18% on Friday, marking the company’s largest intraday gain since September 2020. The stock rally followed a stronger-than-anticipated sales forecast, signalling that the videoconferencing pioneer is successfully convincing enterprise clients to pay for its broader ecosystem of workplace productivity tools. Read: Google says Gemini Omni…
More South Africans are turning to emergency airtime to stay connected. (Image generated via ChatGPT) As South Africans battle relentless financial pressure, millions are increasingly turning to emergency airtime and data advances to stay connected. What was once marketed by mobile operators as a short-term convenience has now become a lifeline for cash-strapped consumers −…
A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off on its 11th test flight at the company’s launch pad in Starbase, Texas, last year. Steve Nesius/Reuters SpaceX took the wraps off its IPO filing on Wednesday, laying bare for investors just how much Elon Musk is losing on AI while betting the company’s…
In 2026, securing major concert tickets can feel nearly impossible for everyday listeners. To combat this friction, Spotify has announced Reserved, a new ticketing feature designed to identify an artist’s most dedicated streaming audience and hold pairs of tickets specifically for them. Read: Google says Gemini Omni can generate “anything from any input” Launching first…
The Meta-commissioned study highlights the growing role digital platforms play in South Africa’s SME and informal business sectors. Meta’s platforms generated an estimated R16.5 billion in annual economic value for South Africa and are helping nearly one million small businesses operate and grow, according to a new study commissioned by the social media giant. The…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Juang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday aimed to assure investors that the world’s most valuable company can keep up its blockbuster growth with the help of a broad base of customers and that new products will help it beat the US$1-trillion in sales it has forecast for its flagship AI chips….
