205 The voyage of four astronauts to the far side of the moon has given the world a glimpse of America at its best, offering a respite from global despair and displeasure…
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MTN’s top brass in line for R160-million share windfall
258 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has been awarded conditional shares worth nearly R40-million under the telecommunications group’s long-running performance share plan, the company disclosed on Tuesday….
Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa to step down
354 Outgoing Naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa Mikel Mabasa, CEO of the Automotive Business Council (Naamsa), is stepping down after six and a half years in the role, the industry body said on…
South Africa Inc must wake up to quantum threat
257 Phumzile Madonsela South African enterprises are not putting enough effort into understanding quantum computing and how it could either threaten or benefit their businesses. That’s according to Phumzile Madonsela, director at…
Activist billionaire in R1.1-trillion bid for Universal Music
181 Singer Taylor Swift is signed to Universal Music. Image: Reuters Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square on Tuesday proposed merging its acquisition vehicle with Universal Music Group with a plan to list in…
Canal+ calls out absurd complexity of DStv’s packages, pricing
217 The 17 different packages and ‘complex’ add-ons in SA are not ‘what consumers want’ Canal+ Group, the new owner of MultiChoice, says one of the three key pillars in turning around…
Theft and power cuts hammer SA telecoms operators
197 Telecommunications infrastructure theft and power outages continue to hold back connectivity in South Africa, with the cost burden on mobile and fibre operators more than doubling in a year. According to…
Cape Town start-up powers six-month Netflix production with the sun
182 Cinergy’s CineRay mobile solar PV system powering production for season 2 of Netflix’s One Piece A Cape Town start-up has powered an entire Netflix production base camp on the sun for…
FirstRand taken to the dry cleaners in high court
189 Bank was told it needs to be cross-examined on its accounting and other defects in case against customer FirstRand Bank’s attempt to repossess the home of customer Jan Dry at the…
Donovan Marsh on AI and the future of filmmaking
174 Award-winning South African film director Donovan Marsh has pivoted to artificial intelligence filmmaking and believes generative AI tools could fundamentally reshape how movies are made – and who gets to make…