Enoch Godongwana says the draft cross-border rules need “a different approach” and a second version is coming.
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Diesel’s levy drops by R3/l and petrol’s by R1.50/l from 4 November, at a cost of R10-billion in tax revenue.
Bolt’s electric category is live in Johannesburg, with a Santaco-affiliated association owning the BYD fleet.
Treasury has allocated R150-million to the team building MyMzansi, the government’s planned one-stop services app.
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The Dutch technology investor, which is controlled by South Africa’s Naspers, owns 27% of Delivery Hero.
The Reserve Bank has released a position paper outlining how it intends modernising the payments ecosystem.
The SABC has proposed applying to national treasury for a VAT exemption on TV licence fees – money it hopes to keep.
The biggest seller of mobile phones in Africa is weighing a listing in Hong Kong that could raise up to $1-billion.
South Africa’s oldest telecommunications operator, Telkom, has a new brand identity, including a new logo.
JSE-listed WeBuyCars has built two AI tools it said it believes will form a “cornerstone of its future growth”.
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Activision Blizzard has extended the deadline for the close of its $69-billion takeover by Microsoft to October.
Meta is giving businesses a powerful, free-of-charge alternative to pricey proprietary models sold by OpenAI and Google.
ASML’s orders rose in the second quarter, signalling optimism that a slump in the semiconductor industry may be nearing an end.
AI will never replace human influence in preventing terrorist attacks, the chief of the UK’s overseas spy agency MI6 will say.
Much of the commentary about Facebook’s proposed libra coin has focused on its defects as a cryptocurrency. It’s more interesting to examine the process for creating libra rather than specific technical features.
5G networks will allow vast gobs of data to be transmitted at great speeds. And more data usually means more money for mobile carriers. But there’s a hitch. Cloud giants such as Amazon.com and Microsoft are lurking.
