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Starlink lobbying allegations draw state capture warnings
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (381+ words) The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies seeks clarity from the minister over the alleged lobbying of Starlink....
DNTF allocates R15. 8m to 22 independent publishers
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (38+ words) The second funding round backs AI, data journalism and vernacular content as the sector pushes beyond basic digital infrastructure....
Pick n Pay integrates voice command into asap! app
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (582+ words) Pick n Pay has introduced what it says is South Africa's first fully-integrated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered grocery shopping assistant. It claims this marks a new phase in the use of generative AI within the country's retail sector. Called Penny,…...
Is colocation the missing layer in AI-driven mining?
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (200+ words) Modern mining undertakings require a balance between edge, core and cloud environments, says Karina Geyser, business unit manager at Datacentrix....
Visa accelerates digital payments shift for SMEs
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (127+ words) The firm expands how smartphones can accept and send digital payments for small businesses in the CEMEA region....
Now you can file your tax return via Whats App
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (413+ words) From Whats App filing to AI-powered compliance tools, SARS pushes taxpayers onto digital channels as it chases a record revenue target....
South Africa lands Google's first African connectivity hub
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (731+ words) Google plans to launch its first African Digital Exchange Port in the Eastern Cape, positioning SA as a strategic international internet connectivity hub linking Africa to Australia and India via new subsea cable infrastructure. The Digital Exchange Port is the…...
Mahanyele-Dabengwa receives R7. 4m in Naspers shares
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (204+ words) Naspers director and South Africa CEO Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa has taken delivery of 8 870 Naspers N ordinary shares worth about R7. 43 million. In a regulatory filing, Naspers says Mahanyele-Dabengwa exercised restricted share options that were awarded on 27 June 2023 at a nil base cost…...
Tokens drive online transaction volumes
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (592+ words) About 60% to 70% of online transactions on the Visa network happen with tokens, said Mehret Habteab, senior vice-president of product and solutions for Europe at Visa. In the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, the company revealed…...
Celebrating 20 years of Livewire Engineering and Consulting: Shaping the future of smart metering and AI
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (176+ words) Smart metering allows customers to view their usage in near real-time via an app and even see which tariff was applied, says Attie Van Jaarsveld, CEO of Livewire Engineering and Consulting....