23 What’s in a number? What do we think of when we hear the phrases “Big Five”, “Big Four” and “Big Three”? And what does “Big Three” have to do with the…
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What happens when your onboarding AI gets it wrong?
46 Every financial institution in South Africa is right now either using AI in its digital onboarding stack, or evaluating or being sold it. The universal answer to “can you teach AI…
JSE lifts suspension on City of Johannesburg debt instruments
47 CoJ was suspended after it failed to comply with JSE’s requirements. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has lifted its suspension on the City of Johannesburg’s listed debt instruments, restoring the municipality’s…
Are microloans the new salary increase for South Africans?
53 Image Credit: Pexels With the current state of the economy and low salaries, microloans have emerged as a significant financial tool for many South Africans facing stagnant wages and rising living costs. With traditional…
Diesel price cuts ease pressure on data centres and delivery fleets
52 Diesel prices will fall sharply from Wednesday while petrol rises, in a split fuel-price adjustment that brings relief to freight, agriculture and the technology sector’s diesel-hungry backup infrastructure even as many…
What Wi-Fi 8 will mean for wireless networks
58 When TP-Link unveiled the Archer 8 last week, billed as the first consumer router platform built for Wi-Fi 8, the striking thing was what it did not promise. There was no…
Why More South Africans Are Falling in Love with Mauritius Now
65From easier travel to authentic island experiences, Mauritius is winning South African hearts. For years, Mauritius has been a postcard-perfect holiday destination for South Africans dreaming of turquoise waters, white sandy beaches…
The trap inside South Africa’s banking MVNO boom
64 Every South African bank that has launched a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) – Capitec, FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank and soon Absa – has built its mobile business on phone numbers…
iONLINE, Nodle expand crowdsourced IoT connectivity in South Africa
65 The Nodle Trust Network uses smartphones as “nodes” to create a decentralised physical infrastructure network designed to validate real-world data Internet-of-things (IoT) coverage turns location data into evidence: a specific object…
More problems loom as Spar crashes back to 2008 levels
72 The Spar Group’s disastrous trading update on Friday, which saw its shares sink almost 15% on the day, sent the group back to as low as R47 – levels last seen…