124 The authors, Maud Botten and Biase De Gregorio A subtle but vital shift is under way in how artificial intelligence is embraced and treated in most large businesses and organisations. If…
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Lithium prices soar after Zimbabwe suspends exports
117 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Lithium prices in China surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended raw mineral exports, sparking concerns over supply disruptions, at a time when growing energy storage demand is projected to…
Samsung S26 launch – rand helps shield South Africans from bigger price hikes
140 The ongoing RAM shortage, driven by suppliers shifting their production lines to higher-margin high-bandwidth memory used for AI workloads in data centres, is already affecting the smartphone market as the Samsung…
Treasury moves to bring crypto under exchange-control rules
146 South Africa is tightening the regulatory net around crypto – this time targeting cross-border capital flows. In an effort to safeguard the financial system while encouraging legitimate investment and capital inflows,…
Dennis Venter resigns as iOCO co-CEO
183 Dennis Venter Dennis Venter has resigned as co-CEO and board member of JSE-listed IT services group iOCO with immediate effect. In a statement to shareholders after markets closed in Johannesburg on…
Treasury grants Sentech R700-million special allocation
116 The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced in his budget speech on Wednesday a special appropriation for the department of communications & digital technologies…
South Africa puts data centres on par with energy, ports in big policy shift
138 Teraco’s JB4 data centre in Gauteng Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has for the first time placed data centre infrastructure on the same footing as electricity, ports and transport networks, signalling a…
US orders diplomats to fight foreign data sovereignty rules
120 US secretary of state Marco Rubio. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered US diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate American technology companies’ handling of foreigners’ data, saying…
Mustek sees dramatic profit surge despite 2% revenue decline
117 Mustek CEO Hein Engelbrecht Mustek delivered a dramatic turnaround in profitability for the six months ended 31 December 2025, with headline earnings per share surging 256% to 83.54c despite a decline…
Blu Label bets big on energy as it pivots beyond prepaid distribution
116 Blu Label Unlimited Group co-CEO Mark Levy Blu Label Unlimited Group is building what it describes as an “integrated energy ecosystem” that spans smart meter roll-outs, municipal revenue recovery and small-scale…