140 Parliament has called for nominations to fill four vacant positions on the council for communications regulator Icasa, the department of communications & digital technologies said on Thursday. An Icasa spokeswoman told…
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Adobe CEO to exit role amid AI disruption
150 Outgoing Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen Adobe’s long-serving CEO, Shantanu Narayen, will leave his role once a successor is appointed, the design software maker said on Thursday, sending its shares down over 7%…
Households still under big pressure, Altron Fintech index shows
170 The results of the Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index (AFHRI) for the third quarter of 2025, released on Thursday, show that South African households experienced welcome — though still modest —…
Pareto secures 100% of Sandton Convention Centre and prime hotels in R1.1bn deal
178 But Southern Sun exits proposed deal with Liberty Group, after Pareto exercised its pre-emptive right on the properties. Pareto Limited – the unlisted property giant effectively owned by the Government Employee’s…
Sasol has nearly doubled in 12 months, but is it still cheap?
143 The war in the Middle East has pushed Sasol’s share price up by more than 7% in the past week and 46% since the start of the year. The throttling of…
Sam Ngumeni appointed as Woolworths CEO after nearly 30 years with the group
159 Ngumeni will take the reins on 1 June 2026 after holding various positions at the retailer for nearly 30 years. Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL) will see a leadership change in the…
UCT astronomers uncover vast hidden supercluster behind the Milky Way
144 A team led by University of Cape Town astronomers has revealed the true scale of one of the largest hidden structures in the nearby universe, using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope…
Vodacom claims African first with 254Mbit/s 5G uplink test
146 Vodacom South Africa has claimed it has achieved uplink speeds of 254Mbit/s in a test of a 5G technology it calls “SuperUpload”, which it has described as a first for the…
Another baby formula pulled from shelves, this is what you need to know
154High levels of exposure, can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps. Parents in South Africa have been warned of another baby formula product that has been pulled from retail…
the reality of connecting rural Africa
174 Despite global trends towards consolidation, unique conditions across sub-Saharan Africa call for infrastructure specialisation, according to SES. There is a trend towards consolidation in the telecommunications sector, largely driven by rising…