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MyBroadbandA police statement about a South African woman sentenced to seven years in prison for buying an iPhone 16 Pro Max with a fake ID and falsified bank statements has raised more questions than answers.
MyBroadbandSmartwatches have become exceptionally good at collecting information. They can tell us how long we slept, how hard our heart worked during exercise, how many calories we burned, and how much activity we packed into a day.
BusinessTechSouth African companies can now run SIM cards from all three major networks on a single private APN.
MyBroadbandSome of the photos of Ster-Kinekor's new Tyger Valley Mall cinema had metadata that contained what appeared to prompts for a large language model.
SME South AfricaSouth African businesses have a reputation for improvising their way through disruption, and the data suggests technology is now doing much of the heavy lifting.…
TechCentralMicrosoft's president says milk cartons and washing machines face stricter safety rules than artificial intelligence does.
TechCentralPhones, scooters, robot vacuums and smart TVs: how Xiaomi plans to win over South African consumers.
ITWebOpensignal, a global independent consumer connectivity analytics and insights company, today launched the Opensignal D2D Satellite Map, the world’s first interactive, real-world depiction of where direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connections with smartphones are happening across the globe.
MyBroadbandInvestors who bet on South Africa two big telecoms firms at the start of 2026 will have seen better returns in the year-to-date than those who bought shares in the country's two smaller operators.
MyBroadbandThe ASUS Zenbook 14 combines a lightweight Ceraluminum chassis, OLED display, Snapdragon X processor, and long battery life in a highly portable package.
MyBroadbandHere are five important things happening in tech around the world today.
ITWebMegaport Limited (ASX: MP1) (“Megaport”), a leading global automated infrastructure platform, today announced the launch of its services in Portugal, expanding its European footprint and enabling enterprises and service providers in the region to connect instantly to the world’s leading cloud…
TechCentralVictims of scams, sextortion and hacked accounts can get free, confidential guidance through a 12-month pilot.
TechCentralA free Johannesburg exhibition asks whether AI and robotics can escape five centuries of extraction.
MyBroadbandCybersecurity has traditionally been framed as a defensive discipline: build the perimeter, deploy controls, monitor the environment and respond when something gets through. That model is increasingly difficult to sustain.
BusinessTechResponsible waste management doesn't end when a collector arrives. Knowing where your used oil goes – and how it is handled – is vital to good business practice.
Business BagelA consortium led by Bellair Road and the Dippenaar family's Janic Capital, with GT Ferreira's family office alongside, has bought the holiday-booking platform, and its managers are staying on to run it.
MyBroadbandMyBroadband spoke to Netflix's director of scripted content for Sub-Saharan Africa, Kaye Ann Williams, in her first wide-ranging interview about the streamer's plans for South Africa and the region.
MyBroadbandUber is facing increased competition in South Africa from locally built ride-hailing apps with features aiming to address some of the biggest pain points of the service.
MyBroadbandClients who buy an iPhone through Capitec's channels and link their number to their Capitec account get 5GB of free data per month for a year.
MyBroadbandA nearby vacant property and informal settlements were flagged as risks by security firm 24-7 Drone Force, which deployed its remote-operated solution at Nederburg Wines estate in the Western Cape.
MyBroadbandHere are five important things happening in tech today.
News24 BusinessA woman’s estranged husband had used her ID to get an upgrade and a new handset on her MTN account back in 2024, leaving her blacklisted for the debt. Wendy Knowler took up the case.
MyBroadbandSome former Showmax customers who singed up for DStv's 12-month R99 price lock deal have complained that they received bills of over R1,000 just months into their agreement.
MyBroadbandProperty development and investment company Kanton has shared photos of the site of private Afrikaans university Akademia's new full-time campus in the Western Cape.
MyBroadbandThe Independent Communications Authority of South Africa will relaunch its investigation into whether Netflix and WhatsApp should pay network operators additional fees.
MyBroadbandAsus has launched its ROG Rapture GT-BN98 router, the second Wi-F8 router, capable of delivering up to 25,000 Mbps combined throughput across all bands.
Farmer's WeeklyThe Technology & Education Hub at the 2026 Royal Agricultural Show brought researchers, farmers and technology specialists together to explore practical agricultural solutions. One presentation highlighted how assisted reproductive technologies could help communal livestock farmers improve herd…
News24 BusinessAnthropic said its Claude AI model carried out additional unintended actions on the digital systems of outside organisations, including submitting a false tip in a police homicide case, prompting a warning from the Trump administration for artificial intelligence companies to secure their systems.
MyBroadbandHere are 5 important things happening in tech today.