DYNAMIC DUO: Apple’s gamble — the iPhone now folds — and SA’s digital divide just widened

Apple has introduced a new foldable flagship smartphone priced at approximately R40,000, coinciding with a broader entry-level smartphone boom in South Africa driven by tax relief.

While the market for affordable devices expands to benefit millions of users, the introduction of Apple's high-cost flagship device highlights the persistent and widening digital divide within the country's economy.