218 Once embroiled in controversy, Wonga South Africa rebuilt itself through customer-focused innovation, responsible lending, and resilient leadership. Innovation in technology is growing faster literally by the day, and if you are…
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Canal+ eyes billions of rand in cost savings from MultiChoice deal
170 Canal+ expects to generate more than €400-million (R7.5-billion) in annual earnings “synergies” from its acquisition of MultiChoice Group, underlining the strategic importance of Africa to the French media group’s long-term growth…
South Africa’s new economic divide
219 Smartphones are no longer luxury gadgets or discretionary choices. They are a prerequisite for participation in the digital economy. Yet for millions of South Africans, suitable devices are financially out of…
Is Barrs’ medication safe? Company faced regulatory scrutiny before ARV tender
193 A source close to the matter told The Citizen that Barrs’ management informed staff that an inspection revealed ‘critical findings’. After Barrs Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Avacare Health, received a tender,…
Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker resigns
233 Nedbank CIO Ray Naicker Nedbank Group has announced the resignation of its group chief information officer, Ray Naicker, with effect from Friday. Naicker, who is also a member of Nedbank’s group…
BMW South Africa warns EV policy paralysis is stalling investment
189 BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen Car manufacturers in South Africa are finding it difficult to plan their production lines for future demand because government policy on new energy…
Canal+ concedes Showmax ‘not a commercial success’
179 Groupe Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada on Thursday acknowledged that Showmax, the streaming platform owned by MultiChoice Group, has failed to achieve commercial success and has been a significant drag on the…
SA auto industry against 50% duty ‘hammer’ on imported vehicles
140 Says this is merely ‘what is possible’ and wants a fine-tuning of ‘all the levers’. South Africa’s vehicle manufacturers are not in favour of new-vehicle importers being “hammered” with an increase…
South Africa’s skills advantage is being overlooked at home
181 The author, Richard Firth South Africa is known all over the world for its natural beauty, its mineral resources and (sometimes) its sporting prowess. Now we are also becoming known as…
The control layers that make AI usable in real-world logistics
197 AI projects in logistics rarely fail because the technology “doesn’t work”. They fail because the organisation can’t explain, in operational terms, what an AI output is allowed to do. Is it…