Khusela Diko has challenged BLSA CEO Busi Mavuso over the latter’s call to end Sita’s control of state IT procurement.
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AI companions programmed to forge emotional bonds are here, and they’re operating in a regulatory Wild West.
CIVH investor New GX Capital has announced it’s launching a R2.4-billion clean-tech investment fund with RMB Ventures. CEO Khudu Pitje is our guest on the TechCentral Show.
Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has admitted the company’s AI blunders and unveiled an in-house strategy to rival Nvidia.
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YouTube, which was launched 20 years ago this week with a simple, low-resolution video, has morphed into a media colossus.
Ambient Photonics is deploying technology to power what its CEO calls the “vast universe” of low-power electronics.
South Africa will not increase VAT from 1 May, the finance ministry said on Thursday.
Khudusela Pitje, a big investor in Vumatel and DFA, says regulators have hurt investor confidence in the telecoms sector.
Capitec Bank’s mobile virtual network operator is performing strongly, the company’s latest financial results show.
South Africa’s 4G networks are expansive and high quality, but the country is slipping in 5G.
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Meta Platforms will open its Threads social network to almost all advertisers globally soon.
China’s CATL on Monday launched a new brand for its sodium-ion batteries, Naxtra, for electric cars.
Venture capital funding for African start-ups shrank again last year, though the share of homegrown investors advanced.
CATL, the top maker of batteries for EVs, has won Hong Kong’s approval to proceed with a listing in the city
Litigation was instrumental in damaging Big Tobacco’s grip on the market in the 1990s. A similar approach is probably needed to stigmatise social media.
Europe could quickly seize an opportunity to capitalise on US aggression by moving quickly to bolster its tech sector.