RAM price relief? SK Hynix plans -billion Korean fab

RAM price relief? SK Hynix plans $13-billion Korean fab

SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it plans to invest the equivalent of US$12.85-billion (R212-billion) in a new manufacturing plant in South Korea for advanced packaging, to meet rising global demand for AI memory, with construction starting this month. The Nvidia supplier, one of the world’s largest memory chip makers, has been expanding production capacity…

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Africa: Ecobank Group Plans 0m Raise to Refinance Debt

Africa: Dangote Plans Nigeria-Scale Refinery in East Africa, Seeks Partnership With Ruto, Museveni

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, yesterday pushed to expand his refining footprint beyond Nigeria, unveiling plans to build a refinery of comparable scale in East Africa in partnership with governments in the sub-region. The proposed project is expected to be completed within four years, especially if East Africa’s regional leaders cooperate, Dangote stressed, kicking against…

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Xiaomi plans premium expansion in South Africa

Xiaomi plans premium expansion in South Africa

Xiaomi has announced that its primary strategic focus for 2026 is a major expansion of its partnerships with South Africa’s leading mobile operators, including MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, and Cell C. By scaling its postpaid presence, the Chinese electronics giant aims to bring its high-end flagship devices to a broader audience via monthly contract offerings. Read:…

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TrendAI plans Africa expansion

TrendAI plans Africa expansion

Assad Arabi, TrendAI regional MD for Africa, the Mediterranean and the CIS countries Enterprise cybersecurity firm TrendAI used a customer event in Cape Town on Wednesday evening to announce it has enhanced its data centre facilities in South Africa and is planning further deployments across the African continent. The announcement was made at a gathering…

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Pi Mobile challenges traditional telcos with contract-free plans

Pi Mobile challenges traditional telcos with contract-free plans

Ernst Fonternel, chief consumer officer, postpaid and home at MTN South Africa. (Image: Supplied) Pi, a digital network operator that offers mobile and home connectivity through a mobile and web-based platform, has entered South Africa’s telecommunications sector, offering customers “prepaid-like services” for a fixed, monthly instalment. According to a statement, the service operates on MTN’s…

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Apple plans to open Siri to rival AI services

Apple plans to open Siri to rival AI services

Apple plans to open its Siri voice assistant to rival AI services beyond its current partnership with ChatGPT, according to a report. The move, expected as part of Apple’s iOS 27 update, would allow third-party AI apps to integrate directly with Siri, allowing users to route queries to services such as Google’s Gemini or Anthropic’s…

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