146 Starlink has intensified its campaign to secure a South African operating licence, publishing an advocacy page on its website that directly addresses consumers and attempts to counter criticism of its bid to…
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Unemployment drops: Western Cape leads job growth while Gauteng sheds jobs
117 The youth continue to bear the brunt of unemployment, remaining the most vulnerable group in the labour market. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has released the latest employment figures, showing an…
MTN to buy back its own cellular towers in R35-billion deal
140 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group has agreed to acquire the shares in IHS Towers that it does not already own, in a deal that would see Africa’s largest mobile…
More drama in Warner Bros tug of war
132 Image: Reuters Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount Skydance’s latest US$30/share hostile takeover bid, but is giving the Hollywood studio seven days to see if it can come up with a…
Woolworths promises no jobs are at risk as it tests self-service till
135 Grocery retailers in South Africa are testing self-service checkout tills, signalling a shift toward automation that could reshape operations and customer experience. Woolworths is the latest to pilot a self-service checkout…
Icasa gears up for South Africa’s next big spectrum auction
137 Icasa CEO Tshiamo Maluleka-Disemelo Communications regulator Icasa expects to appoint a service provider, or providers, next month to run South Africa’s next major radio frequency spectrum auction. However, the regulator has…
Eskom unions spurn above-inflation wage offer
112 Two of South Africa’s biggest trade unions have rejected an improved 6% salary increase offer from state-owned power utility Eskom, their representatives said on Tuesday. Eskom has dragged on the economy…
SA firms turn to automated dispatch as crime perception soars
127 Six South African cities rank among the worst in the world for perceived crime. The problem is not that security companies fail to respond but rather how long it takes them…
Phasing out prime rate doesn’t mean lower loan repayments, but more transparency, says Sarb
119 The prime lending rate has been set 350 basis points above the repo rate since 2001. The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has tabled its proposal to remove the prime lending…
iOCO goes desert storming with Saudi Arabia cloud expansion
105 Richard Vester Johannesburg-listed technology services group iOCO has expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia, growing its cloud practice in the region through a partnership with Amazon Web Services. The expansion is…