132 South African business confidence climbed three points in the first quarter, helped by a stable government, supportive interest rate environment and foreign exchange rate tailwinds, a survey published on Wednesday showed,…
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Bolt ups the ante on platform safety
147 Safety is a core concern for e-hailing operators as it ensures that platforms engender trust among drivers, passengers and the general public. Bolt recently commissioned market research firm Ipsos to conduct…
From farms to court: Farmers fight for freedom to administer foot-and-mouth disease vaccines
131 The court bid seeks to give the private sector freedom to procure FMD vaccine and administer rollout. South Africa’s livestock industry is heading to court as farmers challenge restrictions on access…
AI is breaking the link between university degrees and employment
143 AI adoption across the jobs value chain is causing a seismic shift in the education-to-jobs pipeline, with students, teachers and companies changing their behaviours. Speaking at a public sector CEOs roundtable…
Why South Africa’s SMEs need digital partners, not more digital tools
170 Sannesh Beharie, managing executive at Vodacom Business Digital transformation isn’t an abstract possibility for South Africa’s small and medium enterprises. It’s a practical necessity to cut costs and improve revenue and…
Adrian Gore: Building a bank is harder than you think
166 The maths behind R3bn in profit in the next three years… Discovery CEO Adrian Gore says that despite a plethora of new banking entrants in the South African market in recent…
MTN mmWave trials show promise for extending 5G broadband reach
168 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…
From seats to outcomes – why enterprise software is being repriced
153 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
126 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
180 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…