223 And turning to active ETFs instead. Actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are rapidly outpacing traditional unit trusts on EasyEquities, the low-cost online investment platform owned by Purple Group, as investors look…
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Vodacom, MTN join GSMA coalition to deliver $30 smartphone for Africa
178 Global mobile telecommunications industry body the GSMA has partnered with six of Africa’s largest mobile operators – Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, Orange, and South Africa’s Vodacom and MTN – to…
The company building a ‘living computer’ with human cells
158 The invention of the silicon transistor was fundamental to the success of the digital age, driving the core of the modern-day digital economy. The rise of generative AI has put hardware…
Bringing crypto closer, South Africa’s first crypto TV show
142 Crypto education gap in South Africa sparks the launch of a new educational TV to empower South Africans. As cryptocurrency adoption accelerates across Africa, many South Africans still face a steep…
AI and automation redefine contract management
164 An executive roundtable discussion, hosted by Workday and Evisort, introduced a compelling dialogue on how the contract lifecycle process today can be enhanced and transformed using both artificial intelligence and automation….
R90m per year: Meet Discovery Group’s highest-paid executive — and it’s not the CEO
182 Neville Koopowitz received a fixed salary of £1.1 million per year, approximately R25.4 million. Discovery Vitality Health CEO Neville Koopowitz, received more than £4.4 million in remuneration for the 2025 financial…
Day of reckoning looms in Vodacom’s ‘please call me’ fight
208 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub The drawn-out “please call me” saga between Vodacom and its former employee, Nkosana Makate, is headed back to the supreme court of appeal in the coming…
safeguard your business with Vox and Sophos
152 In South Africa, we are unfortunately used to home invasions and certainly there is evidence that the presence of a security company can go a long way towards keeping homes, businesses…
Gold shares have run hard but are still cheap
156The sharp increase in the gold price saw profit margins reach new records, strengthening balance sheets and promising high dividends … with some saying the case for gold ‘is still strong’. Gold…
4Sight’s profits rocket on back of AI automation surge
159 Tertius Zitzke JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings has reported a sharp rise in profits for the first half of its 2026 financial year, powered by its AI solutions. For the six months to…