58 President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2026 state of hte nation address. Rodger Bosch/Reuters South Africa will push ahead with breaking up Eskom and creating a standalone company to run the transmission…
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Cell C delivers maiden results with growth momentum, financial flexibility
67 Cell C CEO Jorges Mendes Cell C Holdings on Friday reported its financial results for the six months ended 30 November 2025, delivering its maiden results as a JSE-listed company and…
MVNO business shines in Cell C’s first post-listing results
81 Cell C CEO Jorges Mendes Cell C’s leading market position as a platform for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in South Africa is producing strong growth for the company. In its…
Start-up king joins Paratus Rwanda
62 Innocent Mutimura, newly appointed country manager of Paratus Rwanda Pan-African telecommunications operator Paratus Group opened its doors in Rwanda recently and is now pleased to announce the appointment of Innocent Mutimura…
Cell C cleans up its balance sheet but faces tough trading reality
63 Cell C has reported a R3.4-billion profit in its maiden results as a JSE-listed company, but the eye-catching number owes almost everything to a once-off balance sheet restructuring rather than underlying…
The key technology takeaways from Ramaphosa’s 2026 Sona
81 President Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address on Thursday evening covered vast ground, from the deployment of the military to combat gang violence in the…
Altron jumps after company flags strong earnings growth
70 Altron Group’s share price jumped more than 8% on Thursday after the technology group issued a trading statement flagging significant earnings growth for its financial year ending 28 February 2026. The…
NEV inaction will cost South Africa its motoring industry
67 Toyota South Africa Motors CEO Andrew Kirby. Image: Toyota South Africa’s motor manufacturing industry is on a path towards structural decline that mirrors the country’s broader deindustrialisation trend, Toyota South Africa…
Russia bans WhatsApp
58 US messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, has been completely blocked in Russia for failing to comply with local law, the Kremlin said on Thursday, suggesting Russians turn to a…
Censorship-resistant internet from space
56 Spacecoin’s CTC-1 nanosatellite Internet shutdowns have become a tool for subversion in times of unrest. So far in 2026, Iran and Uganda both enforced severe internet blackouts to stifle dissent. Iran’s…