Visa is integrating stablecoins into its payments network, positioning itself as the bridge to global merchant acceptance.
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Consumers are reshaping online payments as merchants race to meet growing demand for flexible digital options.
Solar parks and grid-scale batteries are set to deliver significant new capacity to South Africa’s grid in 2026.
The Wikimedia Foundation has secured deals with Microsoft, Meta and Amazon to monetise content for AI training.
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State-owned defence firm Denel hopes to return to profitability within the next five years via a restructuring plan, but will still require significant cash injections to make it happen.
MultiChoice Group-owned Internet streaming provider Showmax is upping the ante in the streaming wars, offering access to all matches of the English Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
President Cyril Ramaphosa testified on Wednesday that he chose to “remain but resist” rather than resign as deputy president when allegations of widespread corruption surfaced under his predecessor.
MTN South Africa has cut data prices with a 30-day validity, in some instances by as much as 60%. The headline price for 1GB of ad hoc data is now R85, from R99 previously, matching rival Vodacom’s pricing.
Adapt IT CEO Sbu Shabalala has resigned with immediate effect after agreeing to go on a leave of absence three months ago related to serious armed assault allegations against him.
South Africa faces a record year for power outages after an explosion damaged one of Eskom’s newest coal-fired generation units.
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A probe into how Google’s mammoth advertising business handles personal data has been launched by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.
Phone companies are scrapping plans to sell Huawei handsets as the impact of a US supply ban spreads, threatening to impede the Chinese technology giant’s global smartphone ambitions.
UK-based chip designer ARM has reportedly informed employees not to work with Chinese technology giant Huawei.
The US Copyright Office awarded self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright registrations for the whitepaper and early computer code underlying the original cryptocurrency.
Internet service providers could be forced to monitor traffic on their networks to ensure their users aren’t infringing copyright and suspend those who are. This is contained in proposals put forward by the Copyright Review Commission. Service providers, telecommunications operators and other online
Most South Africans are oblivious to the fact that we are in the worst grip of a crisis that has major negative implications for every one of us both now and in the future. People are ignorant of the electricity crisis because “the lights are still on”. But the lights will not stay on. Eskom’s daily message to us all is to use less electricity
