91 MTN South Africa’s Zoltan Miklos MTN South Africa and US-based Pivotal Commware have completed joint field trials showing how 5G millimetre-wave (mmWave) repeater technology can significantly expand broadband reach for fixed-wireless…
Category: Business
From seats to outcomes – why enterprise software is being repriced
74 The recent volatility across global software markets has been labelled a “SaaSpocalypse”. Billions in market value were wiped out in days. Commentators rushed to declare that AI agents would bypass applications…
China’s Chery to launch iCAUR brand in May in South Africa
73 Chery will launch its iCAUR V23 electric sports utility vehicle brand in South Africa in May, it said late on Tuesday, as China’s largest car exporter pursues sales growth in new…
GSMA coalition targets $40 smartphone to connect millions across Africa
116 The GSMA Handset Affordability Coalition — comprising six of the largest mobile operators in Africa — on Tuesday announced that six countries on the continent have been earmarked for the launch…
Bitget targets 40% of tokenised stock trading by 2030, boosts TradFi with one-click access
79 Bitget’s tokenised TradFi thesis is that crypto is changing from its speculative traits to a rising global financial infrastructure. Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), on Tuesday confirmed the global…
Warning: Your Temu, Shein, Amazon order may cost you more and take longer to arrive
114 The ripple effects of the escalating Middle East conflict are beginning to surface in global supply chains. The ripple effects of the escalating Middle East conflict are beginning to surface in…
R10trn could flow if SA builds ‘synthetic’ financial hub – JSE boss
71 South Africa once served as the gateway for capital into Africa but has lost ground to jurisdictions such as Mauritius. South Africa could potentially repatriate as much as R10 trillion currently…
Bold reforms needed to fix Stem education in South Africa
70 South Africa has long acknowledged the essential role of Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in economic growth, innovation and competitiveness. Yet despite years of policy focus, structural barriers continue…
SuperSport’s (and DStv’s) monopoly will crumble slowly at first …
73 How many DStv subscribers will want to renew their contracts if they can’t watch a few major global sporting events? On Thursday (26 February), a relatively innocuous announcement at a swanky…
VC’s centre of gravity is shifting
79 The author, Endeavor South Africa CEO Alison Collier A structural shift is under way in global venture capital, with investors increasingly turning to emerging markets as performance in traditional tech hubs…