272 Fibre internet service provider Cool Ideas has launched a 5G fixed-wireless broadband service, piggybacking on Vodacom’s infrastructure and offering 1TB of high-speed data for R899/month. Technically uncapped, the wireless internet plans…
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Why the real story at Apple’s launch was eSim, not the iPhone Air
220 When Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 17 line-up on Tuesday evening South African time, the spotlight naturally fell on the new iPhone Air – its thinnest handset yet –…
Masondo says current inflation target is too broad
140 Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo acknowledged that South Africa’s current inflation target is too broad and needs to be narrowed. Delivering a keynote speech at the Money Summit 2025, held at the Sandton…
iPhone Air steals the show at Apple’s 2025 launch event
255 Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared to be channelling his predecessor and design genius Steve Jobs on Tuesday when he unveiled the iPhone Air, the company’s slimmest handset yet and the biggest…
GDP exceeds economists’ predictions
245 GDP exceeded economists’ predictions for economic growth and activity in the second quarter, after the marginal growth of 0.1% in the first quarter of the year. Mining, manufacturing, trade and consumer…
GDP higher, but where are the investments for economic growth?
209 Although GDP increased in the second quarter, worsening unemployment and diminishing business confidence are looming in the background. South Africa’s GDP growth surprised economists because it was higher than they predicted,…
Pressure mounts on Solly Malatsi as SABC stares down ‘risk of collapse’
250 Khusela Diko and Solly Malatsi Pressure is mounting on communications minister Solly Malatsi’s to act to rescue the SABC as it struggles to pay its escalating bills. On Monday, reporters heard…
withdrawing for the right reasons every year
227 The first year of the two-pot retirement system offers some interesting insights into how members are responding to the new rules. A year after the two-pot retirement system was implemented to…
MTN vows to claw back market share lost to Telkom
246 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has admitted that the group’s South African operation has lost market share to rival Telkom, especially in the prepaid mobile market. According to Mupita, although competition…
Digital driving licences back on the agenda in South Africa
237 Parliament has urged transport minister Barbara Creecy to kick off the policymaking process that would pave the way for government to issue digital driving licences. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview…