229 Fabricio Bloisi Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi said the Naspers-controlled technology investment group plans to sell more than US$2-billion (R32-billion) in non-strategic and underperforming assets in its current financial year, with “even…
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Nersa blunder triggers sharper electricity tariff increases
276 South Africa’s energy regulator said on Sunday that it granted Eskom larger electricity rate increases for its next two financial years than originally set after admitting errors in its earlier calculations….
Vodacom dropping R5.6-billion for spectrum in key market
250 Vodacom Group-controlled Vodafone Egypt has secured additional mobile spectrum as part of a multi-year investment programme announced by the Egyptian government, in a deal that will see Vodacom book an intangible…
Washington takes on Beijing in race for Africa’s critical minerals
291 The US is using offtake deals and state-backed funding to compete in the short term with China in securing supplies of African copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, diplomats, executives and…
The new way of working
282 At the start of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic caused the entire world to shut down. Overnight, our offices and schools went virtual, gyms launched YouTube channels and family gatherings morphed into…
Tech salaries in South Africa are bouncing back
227 IT sector salaries are showing signs of a resurgence following a dip that led to South African salary offers shrinking by as much as 44% in certain cases, according to Pnet….
Post Office still faces liquidation risk as policy rift widens
220 Deputy communications minister Mondli Gungubele Deputy communications minister Mondli Gungubele has publicly distanced himself from minister Solly Malatsi’s decision to strip the South African Post Office of its exclusive right to…
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Series launches with podcast recorded at Tugela Falls
260 In a first-of-its-kind collaboration between tech and content, Xiaomi teamed up with the New Gen Podcast to do something no one has attempted before: record The Toughest Podcast Ever at the…
SABC says it can’t afford to cover the next election
188 The SABC has warned it will be unable to cover South Africa’s upcoming local government elections adequately. This is after national treasury declined its request for R120-million in dedicated funding, prompting…
Home affairs’ R10 ID fee is forcing companies to rethink identity verification
238 There has been a drastic increase in the cost of real-time identity verification for banks, fintechs and mobile communications companies in South Africa, resulting in a rethink as to how they…