54 WeBuyCars CEO Faan van der Walt WeBuyCars Holdings has reported another year of strong growth, with revenue up 13% to R26.4-billion and core headline earnings rising 15% to R937.6-million for the…
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Starlink risks ceding ground to rivals in South Africa amid licensing battle
60 Dominic Cull Ryan Goodnight, senior director of market access and development at SpaceX, told Africa Tech Festival attendees last week that Starlink could launch in South Africa “tomorrow” if four lines…
Adobe and Dax Data drive generative AI adoption in the African market
53 If you make creative content for a living, your work has never been more valuable. Everyone recognises that creativity drives business growth, meaning that the people you work with often want…
MTN SA posts solid post-paid gains as prepaid stalls in fierce market battle
73 MTN South Africa increased the number of post-paid customers on its network in the third quarter of its 2025 financial year, growing the figure by 7.3% year on year to 4.6…
Shoprite jobs platform hires workers closer to home
57 Shoprite Group has developed and deployed a centralised digital recruitment platform that is already changing how South Africa’s largest private employer sources employees. Built in partnership with local technology SME, OTB…
The Tim Cook era is ending at Apple
70 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as…
South Africa gets its first rating upgrade in nearly 20 years
70 South Africa on Friday secured its first credit rating upgrade in nearly 20 years after S&P Global raised the country’s foreign-currency long-term sovereign rating to “BB” from “BB-“, citing stronger growth…
Revolut hires heavy hitter as it readies its South African launch
71 Gaby Magomola Digital bank Revolut has appointed former African Bank CEO Gaby Magomola as chairman of its South African subsidiary, all while the digital challenger pursues a formal banking licence with…
Shocking news about RAM prices
79 Samsung chip factory complex in South Korea Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips — in short supply due to the global race to build AI data centres…
Amazon Leo steps up to challenge to Musk’s Starlink
59 The most direct competitor to Starlink, Amazon.com’s Project Kuiper, has changed its name to Amazon Leo. According to a statement on Thursday, the “Leo” in the new name refers to low-Earth…