Brics nations are discussing potential linkages between their fast payment systems and central bank digital currencies.
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MTN has been forced to write down its Irancell stake, sinking statutory earnings even as adjusted profit climbs.
In recent quarters, MTN South Africa’s voice revenue has fallen by 2.8%, then 8%, then 9.6%. Its latest quarter is down again.
Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha has indicated its Amazon Leo satellite prices will be comparable to what it charges for fibre.
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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.
Disney+ has hiked the price of its Premium monthly subscription in South Africa by more than 12%.
Google has put agents into Search and slashed prices to win enterprise business from rivals OpenAI and Anthropic.
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CATL, the top maker of batteries for EVs, has won Hong Kong’s approval to proceed with a listing in the city
Netflix is testing new search technology for subscribers that employs AI to help them find TV shows and movies.
Apple has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic — for the moment, at least.
Apple stepped up production in India in an effort to beat President Donald Trump’s tariffs, sources said.
