234 Every few months, a new headline declares that AI will replace customer service agents. The latest projections even suggest that by 2029 AI could autonomously resolve 80% of common customer service…
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iONLINE’s new global network core delivers real-time connectivity control
166 iONLINE Connected Networks, a leading provider of global enterprise internet of things (IoT) and mobile connectivity solutions, is pleased to announce the significant expansion of its network architecture through a partnership…
Cape Town wants to opt out of Aarto
190Amid calls for regulations to be withdrawn. With less than a month to go before the controversial Aarto Act comes into effect in 69 municipalities nationwide on 1 December, the City of…
TFG online sales jump to 15% of total
163 The Foschini Group on Friday said online sales neared 15% of total retail sales in the half-year ended 30 September 2025. Group online sales climbed by 55.3% to contribute 14.7% to…
Tesla investors hand Elon Musk the biggest pay deal in history
180 Elon Musk. Carlos Barria/Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk won shareholder approval on Thursday for the largest corporate pay package in history as investors endorsed his vision of morphing the EV maker…
Clean water, clean public spaces: This is SA’s favourite metro
203 The report found that access to clean water is one of the most important factors that influenced sentiment in metros. A number of companies crunch numbers to decide which city, metro…
‘China is going to win the AI race’
154 Nvidia CEO Jensen Juang Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that China will beat the US in the artificial intelligence race, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. “China is going to…
The remarkable recovery of the rand in uncertain economic times
154 On 10 January this year, the rand was trading at R18.95/$ with economists not expecting the currency to move much. Today the rand is trading at R17.38/$. It was only six…
Safaricom profits soar 54% as Ethiopia losses narrow
137 Safaricom of Kenya on Thursday reported group earnings before interest and taxes of KSh65.2-billion (R8.8-billion) in the first half of its financial year, up 54.5% from the same period a year…
MPs question communications department over bureaucratic delaysÂ
143 The department of communications & digital technologies has been hauled over the coals by MPs for achieving only 54% of its targets for the first quarter of the current financial year. …