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Ructions in Lesotho over licensing of Starlink

1 week ago | techcentral.co.za | Sechaba Mokhethi

Earlier this week, Lesotho succumbed to pressure and granted a 10-year licence to Starlink Lesotho, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. This followed an announcement by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane earlier this month that his government would remove barriers to US investment, in the midst of a tariff onslaught.
Why South Africans relocate

1 week ago | techcentral.co.za | Duncan McLeod

South Africans relocate in the pursuit of paid work (22.9%) and to be closer to family or their spouse (15.5%), according to new research. A new Migration Report by Wise Move, a technology platform that has been described as the “Uber of moving”, used data on about 15 000 “digitally facilitated” moves in 2024 to compile the report.
Blow for MultiChoice in SABC channels deal probe

1 week ago | techcentral.co.za | Duncan McLeod

MultiChoice Group has suffered a setback in a long-running investigation into whether a 2013 agreement between the pay-television broadcaster and the SABC amounted to a notifiable merger under the Competition Act. The Competition Tribunal on Monday said it had dismissed an “exception application” brought by MultiChoice over a channel-supply agreement with the SABC, which it inked during the Jacob Zuma presidency 12 years ago.
China's Leapmotor is launching in South Africa

1 week ago | techcentral.co.za | Duncan McLeod

Chinese new-energy vehicle start-up Leapmotor is launching its first model in South Africa in partnership with shareholder Stellantis, the parent of brands such as Jeep, Fiat, Opel, Peugeot and Citroen, later this year. The model, the Leapmotor C10 REEV, utilises clever, range-extending technology to supplement its 28.4kW battery pack. Launch details, including pricing and exact timing, must still be determined, according to Stellantis South Africa head of communications Deidre du Plessis.
Social media's Big Tobacco moment is coming

1 week ago | techcentral.co.za | Parmy Olson

A new documentary, Can’t Look Away, which follows parents suing tech companies after the deaths of their children, is difficult to watch. It should be. The film lays bare what many parents already know: that social media is rewiring their children’s brains, creating a generation of short attention spans and social anxiety. While viewing the film, what became clear is that tech platforms aren’t doing nearly enough to stop it — and probably never will.
Cell C warns of fraud risk after threat actor publishes stolen data

2 weeks ago | techcentral.co.za | Duncan McLeod

RansomHouse, the threat actor that claimed responsible for a ransomware attack on mobile operator Cell C, has “unlawfully disclosed” data stolen in the incident. Cell C said in a statement on Wednesday that it “deeply regrets this development” and the “concern it may cause among our employees, customers, partners and stakeholders at large”. It didn’t immediately say what data has been leaked.
Cassava's African 'AI factory' to cost up to $720-million

2 weeks ago | techcentral.co.za | Ray Ndlovu

Cassava Technologies may invest as much as US$720-million (R14-billion) in Africa’s first artificial intelligence factory that will be built by Nvidia. The pan-African technology firm founded by Zimbabwean telecommunications tycoon Strive Masiyiwa plans to deploy accelerated computing and AI software from the US company in South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco.
Tech billionaires need a break from their reality distortion fields

3 weeks ago | techcentral.co.za | Parmy Olson

Tech billionaires are so deep in their own reality distortion fields that their perception of the world can get dangerously warped. That’s the conclusion I drew from reading Sarah Wynn-Williams’ astonishing memoir about her time running global policy at Meta Platforms. The company has sought to block its publication, offering a case study in the Streisand effect and vaulting Careless People to the top of the charts on Amazon.com.
Icasa unveils 'innovation spectrum' plan to boost wireless connectivity

3 weeks ago | techcentral.co.za | Duncan McLeod

Communications regulator Icasa has signalled it intends to make available radio spectrum in what it has described as two “innovation bands”. It wants the bands in question, between 3.8GHz and 4.2GHz and between 5.925GHz and 6.425GHz, to be made available for “dynamic spectrum access”, meaning they will be shared with other licensed telecommunications operators, provided they don’t cause interference.
Dark days at MultiChoice

3 weeks ago | techcentral.co.za | Duncan McLeod

MultiChoice Group warned on Friday that shareholders in its Phuthuma Nathi black economic empowerment scheme should expect a big cut t0 their dividend as the broadcaster struggles to retain customers in a difficult economy. In a voluntary operational update published on Friday, MultiChoice – which is the subject of a takeover bid from France’s Groupe Canal+ – warned shareholders that market conditions have not improved since it reported disappointing interim results last November.