95 The South African Bookmakers’ Association (Saba) has proposed a number of tech-led interventions to deal with illegal online gambling, claiming that unlawful offshore operators account for about 62% of online gambling…
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Will SA finally get Starlink? Vodacom gets into bed with Elon Musk
90 Telecommunications giant Vodacom has entered an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink. Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, is one of the world’s largest satellite broadband providers. Vodacom said on Wednesday the collaboration between…
Vodacom signs ‘pivotal’ deal with Starlink
131 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has announced what it has described as a “pivotal” agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide internet access to businesses across Africa. The agreement…
solving interoperability is key to Africa’s fintech future
136 Paystack CEO Amandine Lobelle Addressing the issue of non-interoperability between different kinds of value stores such as mobile wallets, voucher cards and bank cards is the next challenge facing payment services…
Manufacturing continues to face weak domestic and external demand
120 Manufacturing output increased in September, exceeding Bloomberg’s forecast of a decline. Manufacturing output increased by 0.3% in September 2025, following a decline of 1.1% year-on-year in July and 1.5% year-on-year in…
The billionaire battle to put America back on the moon
116 The US and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there’s a developing twist: an…
Digitally designed – this is how life sciences can stay on track
105 Life sciences, which include pharmaceutical and biotech companies, today operate under intense scrutiny. Regulatory bodies demand flawless documentation, production schedules allow no margin for error and environmental deviations can invalidate entire…
Godongwana’s mini budget will get a commodity windfall tax boost
113In the wake of record gold prices and miners leading the gains on the JSE. The expected tax windfall from SA’s mining sector, following the surge in commodity prices this year, is…
Police raid uncovers hundreds of illegal streaming boxes in Johannesburg
101 Police investigators last week swooped on a Lenasia, Johannesburg premises and seized “hundreds of illegal streaming devices” valued at more than R500 000, broadcaster MultiChoice Group said on Wednesday. The operation was…
Amazon’s Kuiper in deal for rural cell towers in Southern Africa
98 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon’s two prototype relay stations for Project Kuiper, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2023….