352 Meta Platforms-owned chat app WhatsApp is introducing a range of upgrades designed to fight criminal scammers and other forms of fraud on the platform. In a statement, Meta said it is…
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MTN beefs up security to fight ID fraud
404 MTN South Africa is beefing up security at customer touchpoints in an effort to fight fraud and make its services more efficient. The telecommunications operator, which is owned by JSE-listed MTN…
Beyond Trump’s pointless pause
402 A pathway towards pragmatism and patience in South Africa’s trade relations with the United States… Just over three months ago, Donald Trump took to the Rose Garden at the White House…
DFA reboots network with R800-million overhaul
401 Image for illustration purposes only Maziv-owned telecommunications infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa said on Wednesday that an R800-million upgrade to its network is helping it put instability issues in recent years…
OpenAI drops first open models since GPT-2 – and they run on laptops
398 OpenAI has released two open-weight language models that excel in advanced reasoning and are optimised to run on laptops with performance levels similar to its smaller proprietary reasoning models. An open-weight…
Here are economic and geopolitical factors to affect SMEs
381 SMEs will receive useful guidance from the economic indicators set to be released during August. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should brace for impact as some economic and geopolitical factors will…
Telkom keeps winning – but BCX is still a drag
504 Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong Telkom’s strong financial performance in its 2025 financial year has continued into the new year, with the partially state-owned telecommunications group on Tuesday reporting good growth…
Consumer Tribunal orders used car dealer to refund consumer R146 000 for defective car
344 Yet another used car dealer got a hiding at the Consumer Tribunal for selling a consumer a defective car and then refusing to fix it. The National Consumer Tribunal has ordered…
Sixty60 growth still outpacing Pick n Pay’s asap!
525 Growth at Checkers Sixty60 continues to outpace rival Pick n Pay’s asap! in the online grocery delivery space. According to a trading statement by Checkers parent Shoprite Holdings on Tuesday, online…
Here comes the COFI Bill and this is what it will do for consumers
367 Consumers will be able to expect the same good treatment from all financial service providers based on the COFI Bill. The COFI Bill is well on its way to ushering in…