Growth came mainly from low-margin Microsoft and Sage distribution, and flat costs did the rest.
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MultiChoice revenue fell 3% like for like in the first nine months, though the decline eased in the third quarter.
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Diesel above R30/l is pushing South African fleets towards electric vehicles. Consumer interest is also on the up.
Herotel now has 284 850 connected fibre-to-the-home connections, mostly in smaller towns and townships.
Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub has compared voice’s decline to the same trajectory SMS followed into irrelevance.
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 and MTN groups’ fintech arms now process a combined value of over $1-trillion/year in transactions.
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The move is likely to advance China’s technological ambitions even as the US tries to halt its rise.
Kaspersky Lab will gradually wind down its US operations from 20 July, the Russian antivirus software maker said.
JD Vance has openly praised the work of Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan.
Alphabet is in talks to acquire cybersecurity start-up Wiz, according to a person familiar with the matter.
