Dis-Chem is rebuilding its app and replacing the e-commerce platform underneath it, targeting an early 2027 launch.
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Hilton Musk tells Watts & Wheels that Rubicon is aiming for a thousand chargers within five years, focused on urban hubs.
Leila Fourie will stand in for chairman Saki Macozoma for nine months before taking a seat of her own.
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Shares in eMedia Holdings leapt higher on Wednesday after it said it expected full-year headline earnings per share to jump by as much as 301%.
Tencent’s revenue missed estimates after a sweeping government crackdown and Chinese economic malaise wiped out growth at the Internet behemoth.
Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings reported flat growth in first quarter revenue, its worst-ever such performance.
Cryptocurrency can supplement mobile money in Africa if regulators can be convinced of its benefits, according to the CEO of Kenya’s biggest lender by market value.
Pick n Pay and Takealot Group have signed an agreement that will allow customers to buy Pick n Pay food, groceries and liquor on Takealot’s Mr D app.
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Mastercard has showcased technologies such as augmented reality as part of its work on the future of shopping and payments.
SAP fell the most in nearly five years on signs that its $10-billion bet on cloud-based software faces headwinds, but the companies executives are adamant there is still room to grow.
Netflix tumbled after the streaming giant reported a surprise loss of US customers for the second quarter, renewing concerns about its growth prospects at a time of looming competition.
Regulators will need to “step up” to contain any dangers emanating from Facebook’s planned libra token, but shouldn’t attempt to crush the initiative, according to International Monetary Fund acting MD David Lipton.
Eskom has asked for a 16%/year increase in electricity prices for the next five years – an effective doubling in the price over the period. This will increase costs for mobile operators and data-centre providers, with costs eventually flowing through to consumers, industry players have warned. Vox Telecom
Cellular industry body, the GSM Association, says that by the end of the year it expects there will be 3,2bn mobile phone subscribers worldwide, a huge reduction in its previous estimates. The new numbers suggest the adoption of mobile technology is not nearly as widespread as first































