12 Spar South Africa has officially announced a partnership with Uber Eats to expand its grocery and liquor delivery footprint and supplement its Spar 2U service. “Since its launch in 2022, Spar’s…
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Nvidia CEO to hold high-stakes media briefing in Beijing
17 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will hold a media briefing in Beijing on 16 July, an official from the company said on Sunday, marking his second…
Temu launches warehouse in South Africa – MyBroadband
9 Temu says it has launched a local warehouse in South Africa, allowing it to provide shoppers much faster delivery times. The direct-from-China online marketplace tags items available from its South African…
South Africa begins complex job of overhauling media laws
10 Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT The department of communications & digital technologies on Friday gazetted the draft white paper on audio and audio-visual media services (AAVMS) and online safety for public…
Wholesale price increases for .za domains
14 The .ZA Domain Name Authority (Zadna) has announced wholesale price increases for co.za, org.za, net.za, and web.za from R61 to R65 per domain. The price adjustment takes effect on 1 October…
Zuckerberg used open source to scale AI – now the lock-in begins
24 Mark Zuckerberg Like any good investor, Mark Zuckerberg likes to make a return, but he’s willing to play the long game. It took a decade from spending US$19-billion on WhatsApp before…
The man who pioneered online business journalism in South Africa
21 Alec Hogg is one of South Africa’s Internet publishing pioneers, having started the country’s first online business publication, Moneyweb, in 1996 in an office above his garage. Before his foray into…
Microsoft South Africa to get new MD as Lillian Barnard moves to regional role
16 Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa and acting MD of Microsoft South Africa, is relinquishing both roles after being named as the new head of the software giant’s enterprise partner solutions…
Pirates’ Mofokeng gets five nominations for PSL Awards
8 It’s Mofokeng v Ribeiro v Makgalwa for the main awards. Orlando Pirates led the way on Tuesday, as the nominations for the Premier Soccer League Awards were announced. ALSO READ: Chiefs’…
7 hidden airline fees and how to avoid them
9 Booking a flight can feel like winning a travel deal—until the final total at checkout tells a different story. Airlines, especially budget carriers, often advertise rock-bottom fares only to pile on…