282 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has announced what it has described as a “pivotal” agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide internet access to businesses across Africa. The agreement…
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solving interoperability is key to Africa’s fintech future
319 Paystack CEO Amandine Lobelle Addressing the issue of non-interoperability between different kinds of value stores such as mobile wallets, voucher cards and bank cards is the next challenge facing payment services…
Manufacturing continues to face weak domestic and external demand
286 Manufacturing output increased in September, exceeding Bloomberg’s forecast of a decline. Manufacturing output increased by 0.3% in September 2025, following a decline of 1.1% year-on-year in July and 1.5% year-on-year in…
The billionaire battle to put America back on the moon
249 The US and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there’s a developing twist: an…
Digitally designed – this is how life sciences can stay on track
272 Life sciences, which include pharmaceutical and biotech companies, today operate under intense scrutiny. Regulatory bodies demand flawless documentation, production schedules allow no margin for error and environmental deviations can invalidate entire…
Godongwana’s mini budget will get a commodity windfall tax boost
259In the wake of record gold prices and miners leading the gains on the JSE. The expected tax windfall from SA’s mining sector, following the surge in commodity prices this year, is…
Police raid uncovers hundreds of illegal streaming boxes in Johannesburg
238 Police investigators last week swooped on a Lenasia, Johannesburg premises and seized “hundreds of illegal streaming devices” valued at more than R500 000, broadcaster MultiChoice Group said on Wednesday. The operation was…
Amazon’s Kuiper in deal for rural cell towers in Southern Africa
229 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon’s two prototype relay stations for Project Kuiper, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2023….
Aarto postponement shows government’s chaos — Outa
217 Minister Barbara Creecy postponed the national rollout of Aarto to July 2026 from 1 December 2025, acknowledging the system is not ready. The delay with Aarto’s postponement shows the government’s chaos…
Dip in the unemployment rate welcomed, but wait for US tariffs impact
308 The official unemployment rate dropped to 31.9% in the third quarter, down 1.3% from the second quarter’s 33.2%. The dip in the unemployment rate in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for…