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Hong Kong Island's towers, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon beyond, seen from Sky Terrace 428, 428 metres above sea level at the top of The Peak.
HONG KONG

What Hong Kong’s fintech infrastructure can teach South Africa about digital sovereignty

A visit to Hong Kong prompts questions about Octopus, digital identity, payment rails and who controls the infrastructure that increasingly mediates everyday life in South Africa.

  • Andile Masuku
8 min read
New Apple CEO John Ternus, alongside vice president of industrial Molly Anderson, shows off an iPhone Duo during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 9, 2026. Apple unveiled its long-awaited first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday, at the company's first launch event since CEO John Ternus took the reins on September 1. Apple's first foldable comes seven years after Samsung pioneered the category, but the American tech giant is expected to take a sizable chunk of the market.
APPLE

New CEO unveils Apple's first foldable iPhone

Apple has unveiled the $1,999 iPhone Duo, its first foldable smartphone, at John Ternus’s first product event as chief executive. The launch marks Apple’s entry into a small but…

  • AFP
3 min read
Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus.
APPLE

Apple’s anticipated foldable iPhone could reshape the premium smartphone market

Apple’s expected entry into the foldable-phone market could intensify competition among Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi, but many reported specifications remain unconfirmed.

  • Wesley Diphoko
4 min read