Many mergers and acquisitions will now escape Competition Commission review – but a senior lawyer sees a tech blind spot.
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Egypt and Safaricom drove a 22.9% jump in headline earnings as the South African business posted only modest growth.
Industry body says the fiscus-first model is starving the very sector South Africa depends on for connectivity.
A row over guaranteed annual payments has reportedly delayed a major Microsoft data centre project.
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South African start-up AirhostSwap lets Airbnb hosts swap their empty nights for stays at properties worldwide.
JSE-listed fintech Optasia has smashed its listing guidance, with revenue up 76% and users climbing 43% to 432 million.
Strong growth in Ghana and Uganda has pushed transaction volumes past the half a trillion dollar mark.
MTN is planning AI-enabled data centres in South Africa and Nigeria as it bets on Africa’s infrastructure boom.
Eskom has marked 300 consecutive days without load shedding, with plant outages down 53% year on year.
Prepaid woes and rising bad debts have dragged MTN South Africa’s earnings down, despite strong enterprise growth.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law authorising the development of a state-backed messaging app.
Samsung Electronics has announced plans to launch the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Fold7 handsets next month.
Andreessen Horowitz led the funding round, with participation from Accel and Conviction Partners.
SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft has exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas.
