97 Just as the South African economy starts picking up speed, so did illegal online gambling, with broke consumers finding R1.5 trillion to spend on it. The spotlight has shifted to online…
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R2.7 billion raised: Here’s what the future holds for the new Cell C
124 Cell C Holdings was valued around R9 billion as of Thursday. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) welcomed Cell C on its main board on Thursday after raising R2.7 billion through its…
Cost cuts and content pay off as eMedia lifts profits in brutal market
114 E.tv parent eMedia Holdings has reported a 20.9% year-on-year jump in interim headline earnings per share, even as a slump in television advertising sent its revenue sliding 3.2%. The results, for…
Uber electric cars hit Joburg streets
129 Uber South Africa this week launched its first fleet of electric cars in Johannesburg. By the end of January, it plans to have 350 EVs on the city’s roads. Uber Go…
R4000 a week to rent a car: Will Uber Electric overtake Bolt’s Bajaj?
102 Uber Electric is set to rival Bolt’s Bajaj as the most affordable e-hailing options. Uber, in partnership with Valternative, has launched Uber Electric in parts of Johannesburg to offer customers more…
NEC XON’s new wireless stack keeps Africa’s remote industries online
130 Willem Wentzel senior architect at NEC XON Across Africa’s ports, mines and energy corridors, the race to modernise operations is being slowed by one persistent obstacle: unreliable connectivity. NEC XON’s new…
Reserve Bank flags crypto as a possible risk to fiscal stability
151 The South African Reserve Bank has flagged cryptocurrencies as a new risk to domestic fiscal stability. It said this in the second edition of its Financial Stability Review for 2025, which…
Scopa starts process to criminally charge former RAF CEO
100 Speaker of Parliament expected to decide on the next steps. Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has taken steps to have former Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo criminally…
Cell C makes long-awaited JSE debut
136 Cell C listed on the JSE on Thursday, completing a multi-year turnaround that not only reshaped the business but rescued it from the jaws of business collapse. The shares began trading…
Businesses boost efficiency as Altron helps teams embed Copilot into daily operations
102 AI has moved from theory to practice. It has slipped into everyday workflows, reshaped expectations and set a new standard for productivity. Microsoft 365 Copilot sits at the centre of this…