136 SpaceX’s much-anticipated public listing, set to be the largest ever, will likely keep cryptocurrency prices in the doldrums as retail investors attracted to new and risky AI stocks scramble to get…
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Netstar turns vehicle tracking into a data play
139 Netstar, the vehicle-tracking and telematics business owned by JSE-listed Altron Group, is positioning to turn the movement data it collects from more than 2.2 million vehicles into a commercial data product…
Spar CEO acknowledges management mistakes behind retailer’s struggles
112 Spar Group CEO Reeza Isaacs has acknowledged a series of management failures that contributed to the retailer’s disappointing performance, saying costs were allowed to outpace revenue growth and that profitability was…
TechCentral is looking for an experienced sub-editor
103 TechCentral, one of South Africa’s leading technology news publications, is looking for an experienced sub-editor to join our editorial team. This is an on-site role at our offices in Rivonia, Johannesburg….
Visa lays groundwork for AI payments in South Africa
148 Only 23% of South African consumers would trust an AI agent to complete a purchase on their behalf, according to new research from Visa, even as the payments company prepares technology…
Why Dis-Chem is spending hundreds of millions to disrupt itself
123 ‘The alternative is to stay safe and become irrelevant over time’ – CEO Rui Morais. Pharmacy retailer Dis-Chem invested over R300 million last year in its innovation hub, X, bigly labs,…
More speakers, free sponsored sessions at Pan African DataCentres event
125 In just two weeks, the Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference (PADC) returns to the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, on 23 and 24 June. Combining a multi-streamed paid-for conference and…
BYD sets its sights on Toyota’s crown
122 Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD, on Tuesday said he expected the Chinese firm to become the world’s largest car maker within five years, as he sought to reassure investors following a…
Digital radio inches forward as Icasa seeks technical experts
112 Communications regulator Icasa has taken another step towards digital radio in South Africa, calling for nominations to a technical advisory group that will help shape how the long-delayed technology is rolled…
GDP grows in Q1, but little hope for growth in Q2
123 This marks the sixth consecutive quarter of growth. South Africa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) delivered good news for the first quarter of 2026, as it increased by 0.5%, marking a…