187 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Photo: Lerato Sepotokele/DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi on Thursday published a draft policy direction aimed at cutting the red tape that has long frustrated network operators trying…
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Vox Kiwi: a wireless solution promising a fibre-like experience
169 Access to stable, reliable, high-speed internet is crucial to participating in the modern economy. Although fibre connectivity offers the highest speeds and reliability, fibre penetration rates unfortunately remain relatively low in…
India could surpass SA as Sanlam’s top earnings driver – CFO
138 Scale of Shriram ecosystem highlights long-term growth potential beyond the group’s mature home market. India could eventually surpass South Africa as the largest contributor to earnings at Sanlam, showing the significant…
How electronic warfare is threatening ships and their crews
182 The war in Iran has dominated headlines with reports of airstrikes and escalating military activity. But beyond the immediate devastation, the conflict has also illuminated a quieter and rapidly growing danger:…
Rand slumps for second week
155 The rand weakened on Friday, heading for a second consecutive week of losses as surging energy prices fuelled by conflict in the Middle East rattled global markets and heightened inflation concerns….
Motsepe and other mining giants to benefit from the Middle East conflict
164 Gold and PGMs form a meaningful part of South Africa’s export basket. The longer the Middle East conflict lasts, the more pressure South African households are likely to feel on their…
Parliament opens nominations for Icasa council seats
157 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…
Adobe CEO to exit role amid AI disruption
178 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
196 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
219 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…
