South African mobile 4G network speed comparison — 2020 vs 2024: MyBroadband Insights analysed the average 4G speeds in South Africa over the past five years – here’s what we found. – MyBroadband
DStv adding more value to its affordable packages: MultiChoice has made several changes to its lower-tier packages recently, giving subscribers access to more content. – MyBroadband
Smart ID and passport applications coming to South African banking apps: Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says an agreement with several entities will enable the department’s services to be integrated with banking platforms. – MyBroadband
MTN celebrates first-ever satellite-to-phone voice call in Africa: This was the first time that MTN network services have ever been provided from an LEO (low earth orbit) satellite provider to a normal cellular smartphone. – MyBroadband
New US import taxes compared to South African tech taxes: Almost all categories of tech imported to South Africa from the US are duty-free, while the average import tariff across all goods is less than a third of the percentage the Trump administration is applying to South African imports. – MyBroadband
Chinese ChatGPT competitor developing self-improving AI models: DeepSeek is calling these new models DeepSeek-GRM — short for “generalist reward modeling” — and will release them on an open source basis, the company said. – MyBroadband
Why Afrihost has won Best ISP of the Year for three consecutive years: Afrihost is the winner of the 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best ISP of the Year. – MyBroadband
Global tech giants investing billions into South African AI: Three tech giants have announced major data centre investments in the first few months of 2025 to boost South Africa’s AI sector. – MyBroadband
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