Direct marketers must scrub their databases monthly against a national opt-out registry under rules now in force.
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Music veteran Charles Goldstuck has warned Africa risks becoming a consumer, not a shaper, of generative AI music.
Prosus has sold a 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber, advancing on commitments to the European Commission.
NUM and Solidarity have accepted Eskom’s 7% three-year pay offer, but Numsa has declared a deadlock and is demanding more.
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Vodacom Group has announced what it has described as a “pivotal” agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Amazon has partnered with Vanu to deploy cellular towers in rural parts of Southern Africa using Kuiper satellites.
Strong tax performance fuels optimism for sustained revenue growth across South Africa’s medium-term fiscal outlook.
Unlawful operators dominate South Africa’s online betting market, prompting calls for DNS and payment blocking.
Government pushes energy reform with new renewable capacity, cleaner, more reliable electricity supply and new investments.
Mobile wallets are driving financial inclusion, yet sending money between different services remains difficult.
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AMD will acquire Silo AI for $665-million as it tries to enhance its AI chip capabilities against Nvidia.
Donald Trump will speak at a bitcoin conference later this month, an address that would highlight his growing embrace of crypto.
Microsoft has ditched its board observer seat at OpenAI that has drawn regulatory scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic.
Global shipments of PCs rose by 3% in the second quarter, helped by demand for AI-capable devices.
ASML is building machines the size of double-decker buses, weighing over 200t and costing $400-million, in pursuit of the next generation of computer chips.
The electric-car magnate is developing an eerie resemblance to another automotive visionary: Henry Ford. That’s not meant as a compliment.
