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Cybersecurity is Shoprite’s top-ranked risk, and the only one whose controls it rates as partially effective.
Standard Bank will buy as much as 4.99% of Nigeria-focused fintech OPay as it files to list in New York.
Shoppers can now buy airtime, data and digital vouchers on Sixty60, with no minimum basket value.
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A landmark report has warned Africa that is “critically underserved” for undersea cable repairs.
Big e-commerce brands are largely absent from Africa – but intermediaries are bringing their goods to shoppers anyway.
EasyEquities owner Purple Group is paying up to $10.75-million for Telescope AI, the start-up behind its AI Baskets feature.
Telkom’s Openserve subsidiary is now selling fibre directly to consumers, competing with the ISPs that resell its network.
eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif says South Africa’s high data costs make it hostile territory for free streaming TV.
Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has said new electricity trading rules are close and that the utility is tooling up to trade.
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Google is arguing against a US department of justice proposal that the company be forced to sell Chrome.
Meta Platforms will open its Threads social network to almost all advertisers globally soon.
China’s CATL on Monday launched a new brand for its sodium-ion batteries, Naxtra, for electric cars.
Venture capital funding for African start-ups shrank again last year, though the share of homegrown investors advanced.
