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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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Many point-of-sale terminals in circulation in South Africa support only 2G and 3G networks and must be replaced.
Meta Platforms has launched its first AI-driven ad targeting programme for businesses on WhatsApp.
The ANC will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its president, Cyril Ramaphosa,a said.
MultiChoice Group has taken action against another pirate streaming operation and has said further arrests are likely.
MultiChoice warned of deepening full-year losses as it battles forex losses and an increasingly difficult trading environment.
After Sygnia’s CEO was targeted in a sophisticated scam, Discovery Insure has said it’s an “industry-wide” problem.
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Elon Musk’s X is now worth less than a third of the price the billionaire paid for the former Twitter.
The Dutch government has partially revoked an export licence for the shipment of some chip-making equipment.
Chinese regulators will curb excessive spending and rewards that encourage online gaming.
Apple added nearly $1-trillion in market value this year. Such gains in 2024 will be harder to come by.
We’re in the early stages of a voice-profiling revolution that companies see as integral to the future of marketing. There’s only one problem…
Epic Games faces an uphill legal battle against Apple in an antitrust trial starting this week, and a defeat for the maker of Fortnite could make it harder for regulators to pursue a similar case.