128 Out of the 9 000 Sixty60 drivers in the country, 30% are South African. The number of South African and foreign drivers hired by Checkers Sixty60 has come under scrutiny, with…
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Inside the MSB reseller model: turning connectivity into opportunity
148 Networks aren’t yesterday’s setups of wires and signals; they are the invisible scaffolding holding businesses up. Every decision, every sensor, every mobile worker depends on them. Unfortunately, when complexity grows, the…
Dis-Chem goes digital
268 Dis-Chem’s Thabiso Msimanga In the year since founding its own innovation unit – called “X, bigly labs” – pharmacy retail group Dis-Chem has launched a financial services arm named Dis-Chem Life…
Bosasa whistleblower Angelo Agrizzi prosecuted, but what about the rest?
120 His testimony at the Zondo Commission helped blow up a R12bn empire built on graft. Former Bosasa chief operating officer-turned-whistleblower Angelo Agrizzi has cut a deal with the state to avoid…
It’s time for a new approach to government IT spend in South Africa
131 The author, Richard Firth The South African government spends billions of rand annually on technology and infrastructure, yet citizen-facing systems are well-known for being inadequate for the task. From chronic billing…
Meta’s continent-hugging mega-cable is here
152 The 2Africa cable coming ashore at an undisclosed location. Image: Meta Platforms The consortium behind 2Africa, a new broadband cable encircling the African continent, has announced the completion of the new…
SA-developed drone to shine at G20
137 Defence company Milkor to show off its 380 while its development focus moves to the bigger 780. As leaders from all over the world converge in South Africa for the G20…
Your crypto, your safety – how Binance is gearing up for Black Friday
144 Black Friday is fast approaching. Deals flash. E-mails ping. Temptation is everywhere. This year, add your crypto life to that radar. Because while bargains abound, so do the threats. If you…
AvePoint launches multi-cloud SaaS platform in South Africa
149 AvePoint, a global leader in data security, governance and resilience, has announced the launch of its services in the Azure and AWS commercial data centres in South Africa, marking a historic…
South Africa as a rising tech outsourcing hub
141 The old nearshoring model is broken. With rising costs, increasing geopolitical risk and saturation in traditional outsourcing hubs, European tech leaders are looking at alternatives, including high-quality destinations like South Africa…