HONOR has become South Africa’s number two smartphone brand largely through affordable and mid-range devices. The R39,999 Magic V6 is part of its attempt to move further up the market and, eventually, challenge Samsung for the top spot.
Samsung has stretched its MEA smartphone share to 32% as the cheapest part of the market contracts, but HONOR’s premium push and Apple’s expected move into foldables could make the expensive end much harder to defend.
Volvo South Africa included a curious benefit with the XC40 P8 Recharge when it opened orders in May 2021. Buy...
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I expected the novelty of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 to have worn off after a month. It hasn’t. I’d...
Governments are beginning to decide that some technology is too good at capturing teenagers’ attention to be left entirely to...
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There’s a point early in The End of Oak Street where you realise this could’ve gone horribly wrong. Anne Hathaway and Ewan...
Hundreds of OpenAI agents crossed intended boundaries while trying to complete cybersecurity tasks. The more uncomfortable question is whether their behaviour reflects some of the same incentives, rationalisations and systems of power that shaped the world they learnt from.
A work WhatsApp group usually arrives disguised as admin. Someone adds you, the supervisor posts the roster, a colleague asks...
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The Xiaomi 17T is unusually clear about what it wants your money to buy: camera reach, battery life and storage....
HONOR’s African growth is happening at an awkward moment for the smartphone business. The company’s shipments increased 53% across Africa...
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By the time I reviewed the Motorola Razr 60 in May 2026, it had been in South Africa for several...
South African women entrepreneurs don’t need another lecture about resilience. They already start and run businesses in an environment where...