Growth came mainly from low-margin Microsoft and Sage distribution, and flat costs did the rest.
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MultiChoice revenue fell 3% like for like in the first nine months, though the decline eased in the third quarter.
A home affairs credential could spare South Africans repeat payment onboarding, says DIDx’s Lohan Spies.
South Africa’s big financial firms call artificial intelligence a growth driver, yet benefits are rarely tracked properly.
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The launch of the Galaxy S25 Edge appears strategically timed to pre-empt Apple’s launch of a similar device.
A South African start-up is harnessing AI to assist doctors in identifying health problems on X-rays, MRIs and ultrasounds.
Apple is considering raising the prices of its next iPhone line-up, a step it is seeking to couple with design changes.
MTN Group customer numbers are nearing 300 million as it talks of an “encouraging acceleration in operational momentum”.
The system is aimed at making lunar missions as intuitive as a drive across town with apps such as Google Maps or Waze.
OpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership.
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SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched its next-generation Starship cruise vessel that ended minutes later with the vehicle exploding in the sky.
Huawei Technologies has developed enterprise IT management software to replace Oracle’s, taking another step toward reducing its reliance on US tech.
Elon Musk said Tesla likely will launch full self-drive technology this year.
Seagate has agreed to pay a $300-million penalty in a settlement with US authorities for shipping over $1.1-billion worth of hard disk drives to Huawei.
Ahead of its unbundling from parent Naspers and separate listing on the JSE, the bear case for MultiChoice is fairly well understood by the market. The reality, as always, is a lot more nuanced.
The response to this week’s unexpected wave of rolling blackouts load shedding – by practically everyone – has been completely unimaginative. Predictably so.
