155 When you hear that Microsoft is to invest US$-329million into the South African data centre sector to increase cloud infrastructure and AI training, you know that the sector is about to…
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Threat actors don’t hack in anymore
155 Threat actors don’t hack in anymore – they log in. That, in a sentence, is the problem South African IT leaders are still not taking seriously enough. That was the blunt…
4Sight earnings leap, led by back-office IT sales
124 Tertius Zitzke 4Sight Holdings has reported a sharp lift in earnings for the year to 28 February 2026 – but the JSE-listed group’s segmental data complicates the AI-led growth story it…
AI boom hands Samsung chip workers life-changing bonuses
155 Employees head to work at a Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters Unionised workers at Samsung Electronics have approved a highly contentious bonus pay deal — one…
South Africa to target children’s screen time
152 Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube. Image: GCIS The department of basic education is developing national guidelines on screen time for children aged 2 to 6, basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube told…
Leaner Telkom flags sharply higher earnings
161 A Telkom communications tower in Pretoria Telkom expects its headline earnings per share (Heps) from continuing operations to climb 45-55% for the year to end-March, the JSE-listed telecoms group said in…
Novus folds in Mustek fight
136 Mustek’s head office in Midrand, Johannesburg Novus Holdings has folded in its fight against the Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP), agreeing to pay Mustek minority shareholders R15.41/share – an 18.5% increase on…
African AI: lots of pilots, few payoffs
143 African enterprises score higher on PwC’s new AI Fitness Index than their European and North American counterparts – yet still trail the global AI leaders on every meaningful measure of return,…
New details emerge about Pepkor’s bank launch plans
167 South African discount retailer Pepkor Holdings plans to launch its bank in April 2027, aiming to leverage its extensive store footprint nationwide to attract 1.8 million primary banking customers within five…
Africa is where crypto is happening now
135 The author, Binance co-CEO Richard Teng With Africa Day being celebrated this week, it offers a timely moment to reflect not only on the continent’s culture and history, but on its…