313 Nissan Africa president Jordi Vila. Image: Nqobile Dludla/Reuters Nissan is still committed to growing in Africa, with plans to introduce new SUVs and new variants of existing models, its Africa president…
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Starlink considering R2-billion investment in South Africa
407 Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink, in a potential workaround of South Africa’s Black-empowerment rules to gain an operating license, may invest about 2 billion rand in the country, Business Day reported citing…
Apple plans product blitz to reignite growth
318 Apple is planning new iPads, MacBook Pros and more in the coming months Apple is planning an ambitious pipeline of new products for release during the first half of 2026, including…
Afrikaans ride-hailing service Wanatu versus Uber in South Africa
494 E-hailing service Wanatu has gained prominence in the South African market, given its unique service offerings compared to other competitors in the industry. The service most recently added long-distance trips to…
EFF vows to stop Starlink from launching in South Africa
331 South Africa-born billionaire Elon Musk has traded barbs with EFF leader Julius Malema South Africa’s fourth-largest political party, which has long warred with billionaire Elon Musk, has warned it will “never…
X adding AI-written community notes – MyBroadband
341 Elon Musk’s X will start to publish Community Notes written by artificial intelligence agents, a move to increase the speed of the social network’s fact-checking product and expand it to reach…
Get your ID delivered like pizza – home affairs’ latest digital shake-up
315 Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber The department of home affairs is working on upgrades to its online systems that will make it possible for citizens to access its services – like…
The man who stopped Telkom taking over the Internet in South Africa and became a powerful US tech investor – MyBroadband
356 Before emigrating to the U.S. and becoming a venture capitalist, David Frankel played a pivotal role in building South Africa’s Internet service provider industry — and fought to keep it out…
Blue Label Telecoms to change its name as restructuring gathers pace
345 Blue Label was co-founded and is led by co-CEOs Mark Levy and Brett Levy Blue Label Telecoms, the JSE-listed company that’s in the process of taking control of mobile operator Cell…
Uber Eats in online shopping deal with Spar and Tops
416 Spar South Africa has officially announced a partnership with Uber Eats to expand its grocery and liquor delivery footprint and supplement its Spar 2U service. “Since its launch in 2022, Spar’s…