248 The commodity-linked rand strengthened on Monday morning, touching R15.99/US$ thanks to record gold prices, while traders awaited the central bank’s first rate-setting meeting this year. The rand briefly moved stronger than…
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Starlink hype vs reality in South Africa
256 South African media has been saturated with Starlink coverage for months. Every ministerial statement, every regulatory development, every parliamentary objection becomes headline news. Yet amid this relentless coverage, a curious question…
Global rice glut brings relief for SA consumers
240Thanks to a change in global supply dynamics and good monsoon rains, with higher stock levels expected to persist this year. Global rice prices look unlikely to recover soon as oversupply continues…
Your next team member might already be in Jira
218 AI is everywhere, but most teams don’t want more tools. They want their existing ones to work harder. That’s the promise of Atlassian Intelligence, and the focus of a live, 45-minute…
Mobile operators face tougher rules on data and billing
305 Communications regulator Icasa has gazetted an update to its consumer-protection rules that will materially change how mobile data, voice and SMS bundles work – and sharply limit how operators bill customers…
The day Joburg’s speed cameras went awol …
224 Still nowhere to be seen, as JMPD keeps mum about lapsed contract. Two days before Christmas last year, the City of Johannesburg lost all of its speed cameras, and enforcement of…
a new edge in network visibility for service providers
226 In today’s hyperconnected world, network performance is inseparable from business performance. For executives responsible for delivering reliable services – especially within complex, multi-tenant, or high-demand environments – ensuring end-to-end visibility across…
African bitcoin treasury firm hands 4% of equity to new adviser
231 Africa Bitcoin Corporation is handing a 4% stake in the company to a newly appointed financial adviser as part of a deal to secure strategic and investment banking support. In a…
Debate erupts over value of in-flight Wi-Fi
248 A social media feud between Elon Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary over the cost of fitting Starlink’s Wi-Fi service has reignited a long-running debate in aviation: who really needs internet…
Netflix is going vertical
256 Netflix, the world’s largest streaming service by paying subscribers, has announced a massive overhaul of its mobile app coming in late 2026, with shorts- and reels-style content for phones taking centre…