260 MultiChoice Group has told the Competition Tribunal that its takeover by French broadcasting giant Groupe Canal+ would give it the scale it needs to compete effectively against Netflix and other international…
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The internet’s weakest link is under the ocean
211 Countries have come to rely on a network of cables and pipes under the sea for their energy and communications. So, it has been worrying to read headlines about communications cables…
AI misuse shakes South African courtrooms
259 South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) is developing an AI policy framework to govern how legal professionals use artificial intelligence when doing their work. The move comes after two cases –…
Boom gates go hi-tech at South African malls
210 Parking management systems for shopping centres, malls and even mixed-use developments in South Africa are increasingly moving away from physical ticketing systems to digital app-based platforms that are both ticketless and…
Megayachts and mansions: the lavish life of 80-year-old Larry Ellison
205 Larry Ellison dropped out of college before co-founding what eventually grew into one of the world’s biggest tech companies. The fortune he amassed propelled him to the ranks of the uber-rich,…
Mobile money lifts Africa savings to decade high
206 Sub-Saharan Africans boosted their savings at the fastest pace in more than a decade, driven by the growing impact of mobile money accounts across the continent. The share of adults in…
MTN Group appoints new chief enterprise officer
220 David Behr MTN Group has appointed David Behr as its group chief enterprise business officer with immediate effect. Behr will lead the JSE-listed telecommunications group’s integrated enterprise business unit following the recent…
Eskom targets 32GW green energy shift by 2040
206 Eskom aims to shift to mainly clean energy sources by 2040 from its current predominantly coal-based generation fleet, it said on Wednesday as it laid out its latest plans for the…
Temu responds to counterfeit goods warning in South Africa
176 Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu says it takes intellectual property rights seriously after reports that merchants were listing counterfeit products in South Africa. These included merchandise from local sports teams like the…
Kruger Park’s white rhinos get a hi-tech lifeline
191 Dehorned white rhino in the Kruger National Park. Image: Bernard Dupont South Africa has launched a plan to rebuild the Kruger National Park’s white rhino population — from around 2 000 to…