527 Six months on from the Canal+ takeover, the question is: what kind of company is MultiChoice now? The official line is that the DStv parent, now owned by France’s Groupe Canal+,…
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Wall Street strains to justify SpaceX’s $1.75-trillion price tag
467 The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk’s SpaceX. At least one of…
Epic, must-watch 4K footage of the Artemis II launch
664 Steve Nesius/Reuters If you missed the live broadcast – or simply want to relive the moment in full cinematic quality – this 4K footage of the Artemis II launch is essential…
Musk hurls expletives at senior SA diplomat in Starlink row
502 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has attacked South Africa’s head of public diplomacy, Clayson Monyela SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has called a senior South African government official “a fucking racist” and an…
Vertiv AI Innovation Roadshow returns to Africa as virtual event
421 Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, is hosting the next edition of its AI Innovation Roadshow for Africa, this time in a fully digital format. The webinar is set…
Icasa moves to mandate national infrastructure database
422 Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that will compel every licensed network operator in South Africa to submit detailed data on their fibre, towers, ducts, poles and planned roll-outs to…
High market volatility ruins the mood for investors
612 JSE delivers lacklustre returns in the first quarter, followed by big gyrations in the first few days of the second Wild swings in financial markets have been testing the nerves of…
SAA acting CEO appointment labelled ‘clusterf**k’ by aviation insiders
441 The appointment of Matshela Seshibe as acting CEO of SAA has been questioned after his controversial tenure at Daybreak Farms The appointment of Air Chefs catering boss Matshela Seshibe as acting…
Are subscription paywalls financial traps? Here’s what you should know
573 The rise of paywalls means you now have to decide whether it’s worth paying a premium for access to information or media. Nothing is for mahala anymore, not even information freely…
Property market shows signs of recovery as deposit requirements ease
634 Lower interest rates have boosted home-buying activity, with the BetterBond Home Loan Index up 21.8% since the low point in the fourth quarter of 2023. South Africa’s residential property market is…