55 A Telkom communications tower in Pretoria Telkom released its interim results for the six-month period ending 30 September 2025 on Tuesday. On the surface, the headline number is exceptionally strong: the…
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Will Walmart grocery be cheaper than other stores? Here’s the comparison
48 Walmart will be competing with the likes of Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Spar, Boxer, and Woolworths. Walmart will open the doors of its first-ever South African store on Saturday, with the…
The energy revolution South Africa can’t afford to miss
56 The author, Zero Carbon Charge founder Joubert Roux For more than a century, oil has shaped global mobility – but with an enormous, often invisible cost. Our ancestors once relied on…
how Copilot transforms every role, every day
63 Most people think about work in terms of the tasks they need to finish. E-mails. Meetings. Reports. Decisions. The calendar becomes crowded and the inbox a flood that never seems to…
SA faces prospect of not being invited to G20 in Miami – Manuel
43 He also expresses frustration at the US government’s boycott of this week’s summit in Johannesburg, saying the multilateral system is ‘broken’. Trevor Manuel – South Africa’s former finance minister, who chairs…
At last, South Africa is fixing its biggest VC bottleneck
70 A new regulatory framework that could significantly improve how South African start-ups attract global investors and scale internationally – without breaching tax or regulatory rules – is on the cards following…
Fix Rica with digital IDs, not higher fees: Telkom
64 Telkom’s Lunga Siyo Lunga Siyo, CEO of Telkom’s consumer business unit that houses the group’s mobile operations, said a legislative overhaul is needed to fix problems with the Rica process and…
Vox launches rewards programme to help households save more on everyday deals
64 Vox, one of South Africa’s leading internet and communications companies, has launched a free, tiered loyalty programme that rewards customers with instant value discounts across groceries, fast food, retail, travel, technology…
Digital wallets transform South African retail ahead of Black Friday 2025
55 Local data reveals nearly R7 million in September crypto transactions*, as 31 000 merchants accept digital money through platforms like Binance Pay. As South Africa counts down to Black Friday, digital…
the DIY AI revolution is coming
52 If you’ve played with ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot for more than five minutes, you’ve probably had the same uneasy thought: I’m pouring my life into someone else’s black box. Every query,…