190 Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters French media group Canal+’s warning on Wednesday that subsidiary MultiChoice Group had lost subscribers and would see further revenue erosion, left its shares on track for their worst one-day…
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5 questions to ask yourself before you take from your two-pot savings
237 Another withdrawal in the new financial year could set your family back more than they realise. There has been a surge in two-pot savings withdrawals since 1 March 2026, as many…
FNB launches eWallet on WhatsApp as it overhauls service
244 FNB is expanding its eWallet platform and adding WhatsApp as a channel to broaden its reach. Speaking to TechCentral earlier this week ahead of the formal launch, Hema Morar, FNB eWallet…
Mitel launches Edge platform for mission-critical on-premises communications
235 Mitel, a global leader in business communications, has announced Mitel Edge, an intelligent communications architecture that enables mission-critical workloads to run locally while extending AI, automation and centralised governance across hybrid…
Absa’s Kenny Fihla gets R98.5m buyout award after joining from rival
220 His total pay package tops R148 million for 2025. Kenny Fihla, who joined Absa Group as CEO in mid-June 2025, received a R20.7 million cash buyout award and a share-based buyout…
Canal+ brands Showmax an ‘expensive failure’
205 The decision by MultiChoice Group parent company Canal+ to pull the plug on failed streaming service Showmax is expected to help boost cost savings to €250-million in 2026, up from the…
DStv owner pivots to AI for content production
233 French media group Canal+ on Wednesday said it had struck a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to deploy generative AI across its production operations and streaming platform. With Netflix spending on…
Spiralling oil prices could spell trouble for SA agriculture … and consumers
212 Oil price shock could lead to a noticeable rise in consumer price inflation and higher interest rates The South African agricultural industry has been cautioned to brace for tougher times as…
Canal+ unveils big plan to stem DStv’s decline
195 Canal+ will pump €100-million (R1.9-billion) into a “boost plan” to restart subscriber growth at MultiChoice, even as Africa’s largest pay-TV operator continues to bleed customers and revenue under its new French…
Why the smartest companies have stopped chasing cheap outsourcing deals
232 Outsourcing contracts often come with two invoices. The first is the one you sign: a low hourly rate that looks too good to ignore. The second arrives later: the cost of…