181 Although the US president did not delete any names of countries before he signed Agoa, het can still do it, an economist says. United States (US) President Donald Trump signed Agoa…
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Vodacom leans on Africa growth as SA remains under pressure
235 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group on Wednesday posted a nearly 13% rise in third‑quarter service revenue, driven by solid growth across its African operations, particularly in Egypt and the…
Please Call Me legal funders head to arbitration to secure 40% of Vodacom payout
176 They’ll be going alone. Makate’s legal team says the agreement they are relying on was the result of fraud. Nkosana Kenneth Makate’s original legal funder, Black Rock Mining, has asked the…
South African fintech Lula lands R340m to scale SME working capital
217 Trevor Gosling, co-founder and CEO of Lula Lula has secured R340-million in local currency funding from Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, FMO. This investment will help expand access to finance for micro,…
Most business owners don’t worry about IT
199 The author, SevenC MD Graeme Millar Most small business owners don’t think about IT as often as they do about customers, cash flow, staff, suppliers and deadlines. IT sits quietly in…
Domestic workers to get an almost R2 increase. Here’s the new wage for 2026
206 Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth has announced a R1.44 increase to the national minimum wage. Meth on Tuesday said the increase will benefit all workers, including vulnerable farm workers…
Why cloud projects fail – and how three days can fix this
206 Many journeys to the cloud hit a wall because of culture, not technology. Industry data suggests that up to 70% of cloud adoption friction is non-technical, instead being affected by organisational…
XLink raises the bar for mission-critical networks
273 XLink has set the benchmark for enterprise-grade connectivity in South Africa, announcing a full 12 months of proven uninterrupted network uptime throughout 2025. This milestone achievement underscores XLink’s position as a…
US Senate passes Agoa, sends it to president for signature
208 Although Agoa passed another hurdle on its path to becoming law, not everybody believes that South Africa’s name will appear in the final version. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa),…
Why stablecoins are booming in Africa
228 Yellow Card MD Lasbery Oludimu Stablecoin adoption is surging across Africa as both businesses and consumers find use cases that assist in speeding up and lowering the cost of transacting. Speaking…