398 Dominic Cull South Africa’s burgeoning mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) space is set to take centre stage as parliament discusses proposed amendments to the country’s most important piece of ICT sector…
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Battle of the house brands – how the prices compare
392 A quick look at how house brands compare to branded products and each other. The sharp increase in fuel prices – leading to expectations of higher inflation and the possibility of…
Why Apple is sitting pretty
378 The consensus a year ago was that Apple had fumbled the AI moment. Apple Intelligence launched late, shipped half-baked and the promised “new Siri” has been delayed for years. And yet,…
ICT sector BEE code under the microscope as Starlink circles
435 The B-BBEE ICT Sector Council has launched a formal review of the 2016 ICT sector code and published an updated framework governing equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) – the very mechanism…
Standard Bank and Absa increase minimum pay – but Investec still pays the most
580 Capitec has the lowest minimum pay among major banks in South Africa. Standard Bank and Absa have increased their minimum pay for employees, but both lenders still fall short of the…
The new storefront is a conversation
369 Conversational commerce has never stood still. Instead, it has consistently evolved in step with changing consumer expectations and behaviour. In the early 2000s, SMS formed the backbone of mobile customer engagement,…
In a volatile world, application portability is everything
374 For the last decade, the technology industry has beaten a familiar drum: modernise your applications, processes and data. Vendors and resellers offered incredible IT benefits such as lower operational costs, faster…
Tips to succeed and achieve more
327 The world of work has undoubtedly undergone significant changes. More companies have embraced the hybrid work trend. There has been a major shift from traditional office environments to working from home,…
A moon mission the world needed
412 The voyage of four astronauts to the far side of the moon has given the world a glimpse of America at its best, offering a respite from global despair and displeasure…
MTN’s top brass in line for R160-million share windfall
537 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has been awarded conditional shares worth nearly R40-million under the telecommunications group’s long-running performance share plan, the company disclosed on Tuesday….