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      Canal+ concedes Showmax 'not a commercial success'

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      29 January 2026
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      26 January 2026
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      20 January 2026
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      20 January 2026
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    Fears of a new tech bubble as Nasdaq continues to soar

    By Agency Staff6 May 2019

    With $2-trillion added since Christmas, the Nasdaq 100 has a shot at beating the market for the 10th time in 11 years. But it may be taking on dot-com-era trappings.

    IBM-backed project creates Wi-Fi network for natural disasters

    By Agency Staff6 May 2019

    From a cramped living room in Brooklyn, New York, a handful of young computer nerds has developed a new way to use technology to help save lives in natural disasters.

    TalkCentral: Ep 258 – ‘Takealot gets physical’

    By Duncan McLeod5 May 2019

    On the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Takealot’s decision to open a flagship customer collections centre in Midrand and two dozen other pick-up points around the country.

    Apple ‘significantly overstating’ iPhone battery life

    By Martyn Landi5 May 2019

    Apple has been accused of “significantly overstating” the battery life of a number of its iPhone handsets following testing carried out by a consumer watchdog.

    Thabo Mbeki to chair new MTN advisory board

    By Staff Reporter3 May 2019

    Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas will replace Phuthuma Nhleko as chairman of MTN Group at the end of the year. At the same time, former President Thabo Mbeki will head a new advisory board.

    A first look inside Takealot’s new flagship Gauteng pick-up point

    By Duncan McLeod3 May 2019

    Picture essay | Takealot.com, the online retailer controlled by Naspers, has officially launched its flagship customer collections point on the New Road Bridge in Johannesburg.

    Blockchain hype missed the mark, and not by a little

    By Agency Staff3 May 2019

    Blockchain technology might have a chance to change the world someday, but there’s also a chance it will prove useless.

    WannaCry ‘hero’ admits developing malware to steal bank data

    By Agency Staff3 May 2019

    A British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus in 2017 has pleaded guilty in a US federal court to developing malware to steal banking information.

    Safaricom slides on weaker earnings outlook

    By Agency Staff3 May 2019

    Safaricom shares fell the most in four months after East Africa’s biggest company by market value said profit growth will slow even as the wireless carrier expands its popular mobile banking service.

    Global smartphone market tanks, but Huawei is flying

    By Agency Staff3 May 2019

    Huawei overtook Apple to claim the number-two spot in smartphones in the first quarter, moving a step closer to its avowed ambition of displacing Samsung at the top of the market.

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