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Marc Jury, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa and Showmax, has resigned. He will leave the group in March.
A group of investors led by Harith General Partners has agreed to buy out a fund that owns a stake in Vumatel parent CIVH.
Naspers and Prosus companies such as iFood and OLX are sharing AI expertise for business growth.
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Woolworths’ on-demand grocery delivery service recorded a 54.4% improvement in sales in the past year.
Vodacom has reported a 19.4% decline in half-year earnings, hurt by start-up costs in Ethiopia and forex losses.
Bitcoin soared to a record high on Monday on expectations that cryptocurrencies will boom under Donald Trump.
Khusela Diko, chair of parliament’s portfolio committee on communications, has slammed minister Solly Malatsi’s decision to withdraw the SABC Bill.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has withdrawn the SABC Bill, arguing it does not adequately address the public broadcaster’s funding model.
To solve the energy crisis for good, South Africa must leverage local ingenuity and take lessons from Europe.
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A total of 134 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies.
The Emmys, which took place on Sunday, saw big wins for Baby Reindeer, Hacks, Shogun and The Bear.
AI heavyweight OpenAI is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of $150-billion, according to two separate reports.
Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its Xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein in costs.
Generative AI tools are forcing South African schools and universities to rethink the way they assess pupils and students.
The societal damage from having to depend on a corrupted knowledge-organising process is difficult to overstate.