490 A Starlink terminal Some Kenyans turned to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications service after the government tried to restrict access to the internet during last year’s protests that left more than…
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MTN signals earnings revival – shares up 112% in 12 months
487 MTN Group said on Thursday that it expects to report a huge growth in earnings in the first half of its 2025 financial year, to June, with headline earnings per share…
17% of SA’s electricity consumed by a few giant consumers – at huge discounts
494 Among them is South32, which owns the KZN Hillside aluminium smelter. It’s 2025 discount could subsidise electricity costs of nearly 700 000 households. A recent investigation by Open Secrets laid bare the sweetheart…
Tim Cook’s Trump-pleasing gambit – TechCentral
453 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook is using a familiar strategy to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces: expanding existing initiatives to show he supports the president’s “Made in…
As if US tariff is not enough, more bad news for South African exporters
371 South African exports to the US will take longer and first go via Europe if exporters are willing to live with longer shipping times. As if the US tariff for South…
US tariff an existential threat for a third of metals and engineering sector
394The effect of the US tariff on South African goods could cause many job losses in the metals and engineering sector and cause companies to close. The US tariff imposed on goods…
Spotify set to hike prices – Here’s how much it will cost you to listen to music
438 YouTube Music’s individual plan is the cheapest, while Spotify and Apple Music’s plans are the most expensive. For most people, music is part of everyday life, and some cannot complete certain…
Fireball over South Africa – giant meteor caught on CCTV
617 The bright meteor lit up the sky over parts of the Free State, Limpopo and Gauteng. This still image was taken from CCTV footage Residents in parts of the Free State…
OpenAI eyes $500-billion valuation – TechCentral
508 ChatGPT maker OpenAI is in early-stage discussions about a stock sale that would allow employees to cash out and could value the company at about US$500-billion, a source familiar with the…
Jobs and millions of rands lost – Here’s how Temu and Shein are hurting SA
501 More than 34 000 jobs could be displaced by 2030 if Shein and Temu continue to gain market share. Most people are always looking to buy clothes at a cheaper price,…