253 An aerial view of the Samsung Electronics’ chip production facilities at Hwaseong, South Korea Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported record quarterly profit driven by a 49-fold jump in chip income, saying…
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Goodbye, Showmax
307 When Showmax went live on 19 August 2015, it carried more than just a catalogue of TV series and films. It carried Naspers’s conviction that South Africa could build a globally…
Staying safe on the road with inDrive: Tools every driver and rider should know about
209 inDrive now automatically detects inappropriate profile photos using AI. Safety is a top concern in South Africa’s e-hailing industry, and for good reason. Recognising this, inDrive has introduced a range of…
Understanding good and bad credit
195 Tough times lie ahead for many South Africans as electricity and fuel prices continue to rise, and uncertainty over whether the South African Reserve Bank will increase interest rates adds further…
Goldman Sachs warns of tech bubble
188 AI’s potential to disrupt businesses has sparked concerns over the dependency of US equity valuations on long-term growth forecasts, particularly in the software sector, Goldman Sachs said. “Terminal value” — a…
SA stretches fuel tax relief as oil prices surge
201 The government will extend fuel tax cuts for another two months to cushion the impact of the Iran war on households, but that the relief would end after that and it…
Canal+ to become first French company to list on the JSE
160 French media giant to list on the JSE on 3 June 2026. French media giant Canal+ has confirmed that it will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 3 June…
What defines a top software development company today?
159 Most software doesn’t fail all at once. It drifts. What starts as a well-structured system slowly becomes harder to change, new features take longer, integrations become fragile and workarounds creep in…
Vodacom Business beefs up advisory board with three key appointments
179 Vodacom Business has announced three additional appointments to its Extraordinary Business Advisory Board, strengthening its work to provide enterprise customers with insights and guidance on emerging technologies and business solutions. The…
AG shines a spotlight at what a mess Mangaung Metro is
143 Most of the money the municipality receives goes to salaries, while service delivery suffers. The Mangaung metro municipality in Bloemfontein is in terrible shape as it continues to overspend on its…