96 Absa’s Nick Nkosi Banking group Absa is preparing to launch a mobile virtual network operator, making it the last of South Africa’s largest banks to enter the MVNO market. Nick Nkosi,…
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Revolut gears up to disrupt South African banking
100 The South African banking sector is poised for further disruption as one of the world’s largest digital banks, Revolut, prepares to enter the local market. The London-headquartered fintech Revolut is driving…
Lawsuit claims Apple trained AI on stolen books
149 Apple has been hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its Apple…
Change leaders must put security at the heart of transformation
104 The author, Change Logic’s Keenan Crouch Change leaders are accustomed to thinking in terms of people and process. These are the pillars of transformation, the levers that guide organisations through mergers,…
South Africa’s EV policy still stuck in neutral
88 Despite repeated government commitments to accelerate South Africa’s transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs), there has been very little tangible progress in terms of incentives and regulations, according to industry leaders….
EU announces huge investment in clean energy in South Africa
87 President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meet in Brussels, Belgium, on 9 October. Yves Herman/Reuters The EU has pledged to invest €11.5-billion (R230-billion) in South Africa…
Remgro-backed EXSA powers up R87-million solar farm in South Africa
115 Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA) has partnered with Sustainable Power Solutions (SPS) to build a 5 600kWp solar farm in Malmesbury in the Westen Cape. The project, which is 25…
Cloud On Demand’s Senzo Mbhele on the benefits of the AWS distribution model
82 When most people think of Amazon Web Services, they automatically assume they should go directly to AWS. However, for the diverse ecosystem of AWS partners – including managed service providers and…
Africa’s next terrestrial internet leap might come from the sea
78 The author, Seacom’s Nic Breytenbach When it comes to digital infrastructure in Africa, few things are more pressing than the need for faster, more resilient and more direct connectivity between the…
Gemini Enterprise joins the AI battle for the workplace
75 Google has launched a new AI platform for business customers called Gemini Enterprise, as the tech giant ramps up efforts to capture more corporate clients with its artificial intelligence tools. Gemini Enterprise…