Vodacom and MTN groups’ fintech arms now process a combined value of over $1-trillion/year in transactions.
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With voice revenue falling and customer growth stalled, Vodacom is struggling to cash in on surging data traffic.
Severe weather has cut power across dozens of Cape towns, with restoration delayed by unsafe conditions.
Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub has compared voice’s decline to the same trajectory SMS followed into irrelevance.
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Many mergers and acquisitions will now escape Competition Commission review – but a senior lawyer sees a tech blind spot.
The economics of desktop computing have, for the first time in the PC’s long history, been broken by the data centre.
Airtel Africa has delayed its mobile money initial public offering to late 2026, citing war-driven margin pressures.
Stability is needed as Sita looks to re-establish itself as a trusted service provider for government IT services.
The Competition Commission has opened the door to settlement talks over an alleged 2014 market-division pact.
While the dollar SaaS stack squeezes IT budgets, Zoho’s rand-priced bundle is gaining ground in South Africa.
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Pop star claims Samsung used her image on TV packaging without permission, seeking at least $15-million in damages.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is pushing voice AI beyond transcription, towards agents that can act in real time.
Elon Musk has cast his OpenAI lawsuit as defence of charity, while Sam Altman’s lawyers say he wanted the top job.
Four tech giants pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI report results this week – and investors want signs of returns.
