176 Vodacom on Thursday said it has placed South Africa’s first “native” voice call on 5G – known as Voice over New Radio, or VoNR – using a test network. The technology…
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TFG’s online strategy pays off as Bash shines
175 Good growth at online fashion retailer Bash has helped lift the contribution to The Foschini Group’s Africa sales to 7%, the retail group said in a trading update on Thursday. The…
Government under fire for splashing on employees’ salaries
153 ‘For us to effectively compete with the Chinese, our salary structure must be similar.’ Critics slam the South African government for allowing many of its employees to take home millions in…
‘People moved on’: Starlink falters in key African market
167 A Starlink terminal Some Kenyans turned to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications service after the government tried to restrict access to the internet during last year’s protests that left more than…
MTN signals earnings revival – shares up 112% in 12 months
161 MTN Group said on Thursday that it expects to report a huge growth in earnings in the first half of its 2025 financial year, to June, with headline earnings per share…
17% of SA’s electricity consumed by a few giant consumers – at huge discounts
118 Among them is South32, which owns the KZN Hillside aluminium smelter. It’s 2025 discount could subsidise electricity costs of nearly 700 000 households. A recent investigation by Open Secrets laid bare the sweetheart…
Tim Cook’s Trump-pleasing gambit – TechCentral
149 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook is using a familiar strategy to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces: expanding existing initiatives to show he supports the president’s “Made in…
As if US tariff is not enough, more bad news for South African exporters
145 South African exports to the US will take longer and first go via Europe if exporters are willing to live with longer shipping times. As if the US tariff for South…
US tariff an existential threat for a third of metals and engineering sector
120The effect of the US tariff on South African goods could cause many job losses in the metals and engineering sector and cause companies to close. The US tariff imposed on goods…
Spotify set to hike prices – Here’s how much it will cost you to listen to music
164 YouTube Music’s individual plan is the cheapest, while Spotify and Apple Music’s plans are the most expensive. For most people, music is part of everyday life, and some cannot complete certain…