213 Vodacom Business recently appointed an “extraordinary business advisory board”, a strategic initiative designed to strengthen its enterprise expertise and support organisations on their digital transformation journeys. To unpack the decision to…
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Amazon expected to cut up to 10% of its corporate workforce
231 Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30 000 corporate jobs beginning on Tuesday as the company pares expenses and compensates for over-hiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according…
Pick n Pay still bringing the fight to Checkers Sixty60
230 Pick n Pay’s e-commerce operations, which include sales from its website, asap! mobile app and Takealot Group-owned Mr D app, grew by 34% year on year in the 26 weeks to…
iOCO is mulling acquisitions as its turnaround bears fruit
259 The turnaround at iOCO – the JSE-listed technology services company previously known as EOH Holdings – continues, with the group now even considering acquisitions to help fuel growth in the years…
How tokenisation is rewiring global finance
264 The convergence of blockchain technology with traditional financial markets is no longer speculative – it is a structural shift redefining how investors access, trade and interact with listed securities. In South…
FirstRand ploughs R4.7-billion into Optasia ahead of JSE listing
250 FirstRand CEO Mary Vilakazi FirstRand Group has committed R4.7-billion to buy 20.1% of soon-to-be-listed multinational fintech Optasia. The deal, announced in a statement on Monday, comes as Optasia eyes a listing…
AI takes flight over the Serengeti
248The great wildebeest migration is one of the most remarkable natural spectacles on Earth. Each year, immense herds of wildebeest, joined by zebras and gazelles, travel 800-1 000km between Tanzania and Kenya in…
The AI party that could end in tears
249 As America’s tech titans report earnings this week, one question looms large: is the artificial intelligence boom that has inflated valuations headed for the next big bubble? Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and…
Why microwave remains a pillar of South Africa’s digital infrastructure
276 South Africa’s microwave connectivity market has taken centre stage in a new report by ICT market research specialist Africa Analysis, with the market size estimated at annual revenue of R8.3-billion in…
Energy insiders question South Africa’s PBMR reboot
218 Energy experts have cast doubt on government efforts to bring back the pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) project, warning that South Africa has neither the skills nor the money to get…