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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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Marialet Greeff, who was appointed as chief financial officer of EOH Holdings in February, has resigned.
The supreme court of appeal has overturned a ruling that found that law firm ENSafrica was liable to pay a woman R5.5-million stolen by fraudsters.
Apple’s developer conference on Monday was about more than infusing its software with the latest AI technology.
Salesforce sees an investment in training initiatives as key to its growth strategy in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Volkswagen and Isuzu have expressed scepticism about South Africa’s plans to develop an EV industry.
The International Air Transport Association is anticipating record passenger numbers this year.
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Intel has appointed Hewlett Packard Enterprise executive Justin Hotard to head its data centre and AI group.
SpaceX has been accused of unlawfully firing employees who circulated a letter calling CEO Elon Musk an “embarrassment”.
Apple has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of knowingly letting scammers exploit its gift cards.
Mark Zuckerberg sold nearly half a billion dollars of Meta Platforms shares in the final two months of 2023.
Apple and Microsoft are both looking to dominate the next big things in tech – from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to gaming, tablets, custom processors and mixed-reality headsets.
For now, Naspers and Prosus CEO Bob van Dijk has managed to figure out a short-term fix for his problem. Eventually he’ll need to think longer term. By Alex Webb.