295 Visa is working to integrate stablecoins into existing payment systems, seeing an opportunity to maintain its market leadership as these tokens gain traction, Visa’s head of crypto, Cuy Sheffield, said in…
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Learn before you leap with Binance: why crypto education matters
281 Binance South Africa GM Hannes Wessels The crypto world moves much more quickly than most people realise. At this speed, there’s plenty of opportunity, but plenty of danger, too. For Binance,…
Oracle sued as bondholders allege AI debt plans were hidden
290 Oracle chairman Larry Ellison. Robert Galbraith/Reuters Oracle was sued on Wednesday by bondholders who say they suffered losses because the company chaired by billionaire Larry Ellison concealed its need to sell…
South Africa’s maths pipeline is collapsing
280 The decline in the number of South African learners taking and passing pure mathematics – as opposed to the more rudimentary maths literacy – at high school level is going to…
BNPL market hots up as Shoprite enters space
296 Shoprite Group has signed a partnership with Weaver Fintech (formerly Homechoice International) subsidiary PayJustNow to bring buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options to customers for a wide range of items,…
Billions flow into renewables as South Africa races to fix its grid
302 Sola Group’s Springbok solar farm South Africa’s renewable energy sector is poised for a busy year, with multiple projects set to reach commercialisation or break ground as market confidence remains generally…
Activists call for X, Grok to removed from app stores
265 X owner Elon Musk. Benoit Tessier/Reuters A coalition of women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists is calling on Google and Apple to remove the social media site X and its…
Taiwan seeks arrest of OnePlus CEO
226 OnePlus CEO Pete Lau. Carlo Allegri/Reuters Taiwanese prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the CEO of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, alleging he was involved in illegal business and recruitment activities in…
Uganda shuts down internet ahead of pivotal election
245 Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday, two days before an election in which President Yoweri Museveni will stand for a contentious seventh term…
The 87% celebration hides a 51% reality
310 The 2025 matric results are in. Top achievers have been photographed. Headlines have declared success. And if you believe the numbers, South African education is thriving. But there’s a figure that…