The alliance banking deal lets South Africa’s biggest retailer expand its financial services without becoming a bank.
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MTN says it and Cell C have not agreed on certain terms of their commercial relationship.
ACT’s Nomvuyiso Batyi explains why South Africa’s telcos won’t back Icasa’s biometric Sim rules as drafted.
A new chief digital officer and strategy head complete six senior appointments at the troubled State IT Agency this financial year.
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The first reviews are mixed, supply is tight, and in South Africa the Duo costs up to R77 000.
MultiChoice revenue fell 3% like for like in the first nine months, though the decline eased in the third quarter.
A home affairs credential could spare South Africans repeat payment onboarding, says DIDx’s Lohan Spies.
Growth came mainly from low-margin Microsoft and Sage distribution, and flat costs did the rest.
Rand stablecoin issuers want treasury’s revised crypto rules to treat their tokens as payments, not capital.
A new policy direction asks Icasa to define essential facilities and sets out a dispute process that could pause roll-outs.
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Meta is leaning on its apps’ reach to pull companies’ ads and workflows onto one AI platform.
Memory prices have jumped sixfold in a year, squeezing margins on devices from phones to PCs.
Winds on seven scorching gas giants gave astronomers the strongest evidence yet of exoplanet magnetic fields.
Anthropic has confidentially filed for an IPO, teeing up what could become a watershed moment for in the AI frenzy.
DStv’s new French owners are slashing costs, but losing key channels may further erode viewer trust.
Jensen Huang says China could surpass the US in AI, prompting experts to debate whether Beijing can truly lead.

































