385 Namibia has turned down applications from Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink for a telecommunications service licence and access to radio spectrum, a notice in the Southern African country’s government gazette…
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African Bank and Standard Bank: A tale of two banks and the perils of succession…
285 As its turbulent leadership transitions recur, African Bank risks living in the prism of two Charles Dickens novels – Great Expectations and Hard Times – as its competitors gallop ahead. Charles…
Another loss over quotas court challenge as SCA rejects appeal
289 The department of employment and labour says the employment equity regulations remain in force. Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA),…
GoMetro puts a date on its electric minibus taxi launch
286 GoMetro’s Justin Coetzee GoMetro, the company behind South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi, plans to begin operating its eKamva vehicles on routes serving Century City in Cape Town from October this…
ads are coming to ChatGPT
262 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI will begin showing ads to all users of the free and Go versions of ChatGPT in the US in the coming weeks, a company spokesman said in…
Please tip your petrol attendants – here’s how much they earn
364 Tipping petrol attendants has become customary in the country, and adds to their wages at the end of the month A survey has revealed that South Africans have a poor tipping…
Meet the CIO | HealthBridge CTO Anton Fatti on the future of digital health
285 Anton Fatti, chief technology officer of HealthBridge, says the doctor-patient relationship must remain at the centre of digital transformation in healthcare, even as AI reshapes how medical practices operate. Speaking on…
high-performance remote access built for the modern enterprise
216 As organisations across Africa accelerate digital transformation, remote access has shifted from a support tool to a core business enabler. Hybrid work, distributed teams, multi-site operations and cloud infrastructure demand secure,…
Back to court for Zimbabwean permit holders seeking to stay in SA
191 Operation Dudula challenges decision by Minister of Home Affairs to extend the ZEP expiry deadline. Anti-immigration group Operation Dudula announced on Friday that it is taking Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber…
Open banking is growing in South Africa
298 A new paper by the Reserve Bank argues that South Africa’s market-driven approach to open banking is limited in its reach. In fact, it risks entrenching the same socioeconomic barriers that…