Shoprite couldn’t have planned the Covid-19 pandemic, but what it did to capitalise on it is the real story.
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VPN downloads have jumped 14-fold in Russia, and even loyal officials now juggle phones to stay private.
Personal security for CEO Shameel Joosub cost Vodacom about R7.7-million in the 2026 financial year.
The JSE-listed telecommunications group’s annual report, published on Friday, gives no clue as to what it paid Nkosana Makate.
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Foreign providers sell Rica avoidance as an eSim feature, exposing a gap in South Africa’s Sim-registration rules.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX now operates 75% of all manoeuvrable satellites in orbit and is targeting 10 000 launches a year.
FindHomes wants to replace gut-feel property decisions with deeds data, yield forecasts and a WhatsApp AI agent.
Eskom is in exploratory talks with the World Bank over funding for a multibillion-dollar nuclear programme.
South Africa’s key inflation number hit 4% in April, with fuel prices still rising and interest rate hikes now looking likely.
MTN Group will install GPUs at its African towers to build a distributed AI inference grid, while also investing in AI data centres.
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Intel has warned it can’t meet AI data centre demand, forecasting weaker results and sending shares sharply lower.
TikTok has avoided a US ban after ByteDance agreed to a majority American-owned venture.
Apple is also reportedly developing an AI-powered wearable pin that is equipped with multiple cameras.
The EU has formally rejected a proposal from operators that big tech companies should help pay for infrastructure.
