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Smartphones are about to get scary expensive in South Africa
South African mobile network operators have warned that smartphone and laptop prices are expected to rise sharply in 2026 due to a global shortage of memory and flash storage chips.
DRAM and NAND flash prices have skyrocketed since late 2025 due to a surge in demand for processing power and storage in data centres powering artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.