The rand ended 2025 nearly 13% stronger against the US dollar, marking its biggest annual gain in 16 years.
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South Africa has a curious habit of legislating fantasies and then acting surprised when the real economy ignores them.
This Monday marks 50 years since television was officially launched in South Africa – on 5 January 1976.
Groupe Canal+ and Warner Bros Discovery have struck a last-minute agreement to keep channels like CNN on DStv.
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The constitutional court has granted Vodacom leave to appeal in its battle with “please call me” inventor Nkosana Makate.
South African telecoms operators have been lobbying policymakers and regulators over the “Fair Share” concept.
A plan to station floating power-generation ships in three South African ports is dead in the water.
MTN will make 4G and 5G smartphones available on credit to prepaid customers – without the need for credit checks.
Microsoft is set to become the second company in the world to reach a $4-trillion market capitalisation.
Earnings season for a handful of megacap tech firms has morphed into capex season.
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The WWDC keynote, to be delivered by CEO Tim Cook on 10 June, will be Apple’s biggest sales pitch in years.
Whistle-blower Edward Snowden has warned of governments and corporations trying to wrest control of AI.
Touchcast is raising $100-million from venture backers, including OpenAI investor Microsoft.
Cisco has launched a $1-billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence start-ups.
It was one of the most frenzied and unpredictable takeover bids ever, with Elon Musk sealing a deal to acquire Twitter for $44-billion within weeks of anyone even knowing he was an investor.
Elon Musk wants to transform Twitter into a platform for free speech with few restrictions. But Musk, who is famously sensitive to criticism, has a mixed record on championing the cause.
