234 Image for illustration purposes only The Android operating system, owned by internet advertising giant Google, is the most used computing platform in the world. Google acquired Android in 2005 and chose…
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Metrofile is set to leave JSE in buyout deal
235 Metrofile Holdings will be acquired by a special purpose company wholly owned by Mango Holding in a cash-for-shares transaction that values the group at R3.25/share. The deal and offer price, announced…
Yoco CEO Katlego Maphai to step down after 10 years
210 Yoco co-founder and outgoing CEO Katlego Maphai Katlego Maphai, co-founder and long-serving CEO of South African fintech company Yoco, has announced he will step down from the role after more than…
Zero Carbon Charge moves from Wolmaransstad proof site to N3, N1 corridors
207 Zero Carbon Charge’s proof-of-concept site near Wolmaransstad Zero Carbon Charge, the company building a network of national off-grid electric vehicle charging stations, said on Wednesday that it plans to begin construction…
MTN bets on AI data centres to drive next growth phase
191 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group is preparing a major push into artificial intelligence infrastructure, signalling a strategic shift beyond its traditional telecommunications business. According to a Bloomberg News report…
Outa seeks to drive final nail into e-tolls coffin
165 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has launched fresh legal action in the high court in Pretoria, seeking an order that roads agency Sanral has effectively abandoned its e-tolls debt claims…
BYD debuts R340Â 000 EV in South Africa
157 Chinese vehicle manufacturing giant BYD on Tuesday unveiled South Africa’s new cheapest electric car, costing just R339 900. BYD, often describes as China’s Tesla – and which is even outselling Tesla now…
TikTok deal signals uneasy middle ground in US-China standoff
213 US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an agreement between the US and China to keep TikTok operating in the US, with three sources familiar with the matter saying the deal…
Discovery Bank CEO Hylton Kallner on the future of banking in South Africa
218 Hylton Kallner Discovery Bank is cementing its place as a serious digital challenger bank in the South African market. In its full-year results released published last week, for the period to…
Fintechs and crypto shake Africa’s banking foundations
170 Rapid changes in the payments landscape across Africa are challenging traditional banks, which are being forced to adapt quickly to new modes of facilitating transactions such as mobile money and cryptocurrencies….