43 In a high-performance environment, marketing leadership is no longer about doing it all, it’s about doing what truly matters. Some are bold and highly visible; these are the big bets that…
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EU moves to ring-fence 6GHz band for 6G, squeezing out Wi-Fi
43 Europe’s telecommunications operators are set to gain access to the bulk of key spectrum coveted also by internet providers, with the backing of an advisory body to the European Commission, people…
load shedding down, energy investments up as reforms take hold
68 Finance minister Enoch Godongwana Government is ramping up energy investments, with 720MW of new renewable capacity nearing completion and a new infrastructure bond in the works, finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced…
Tech push helps Sars deliver R78-billion revenue boost
63 Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter Tax collections are expected to remain buoyant in the medium term, with the South African Revenue Service working on eight “generation projects”, including the adoption of new…
China’s BAIC to start assembling SUVs in South Africa next year
54 The BAIC B30 SUV displayed at the launch event in Johannesburg. Nqobile Dludla/Reuters Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) South Africa will start assembling its newly launched B30 off-road SUV at its factory…
Saba calls for DNS and IP blocks to curb illegal online gambling
48 The South African Bookmakers’ Association (Saba) has proposed a number of tech-led interventions to deal with illegal online gambling, claiming that unlawful offshore operators account for about 62% of online gambling…
Vodacom signs ‘pivotal’ deal with Starlink
64 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has announced what it has described as a “pivotal” agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide internet access to businesses across Africa. The agreement…
solving interoperability is key to Africa’s fintech future
74 Paystack CEO Amandine Lobelle Addressing the issue of non-interoperability between different kinds of value stores such as mobile wallets, voucher cards and bank cards is the next challenge facing payment services…
The billionaire battle to put America back on the moon
65 The US and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there’s a developing twist: an…
Digitally designed – this is how life sciences can stay on track
72 Life sciences, which include pharmaceutical and biotech companies, today operate under intense scrutiny. Regulatory bodies demand flawless documentation, production schedules allow no margin for error and environmental deviations can invalidate entire…