147 Vodacom Group parent Vodafone Group said on Monday it had signed a new deal with Amazon Leo, the US company’s low-Earth-orbit satellite network, to connect 4G and 5G mobile masts in…
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MTN Ghana delivers the goods as West Africa fires on all cylinders
171  MTN Ghana CEO Stephen Blewett MTN Ghana has reported a strong set of financial results, with profit after tax surging 55.9% to GH₵7.8-billion (R11.7-billion) for the year ended 31 December…
Multilateral wheeling will define the next phase of South Africa’s energy transition
187 The author, Open Access Energy’s Gerjo Hoffman South Africa’s energy transition is entering an exciting new chapter. The key question is whether the market can successfully adopt and implement the new…
Components price shock hitting South African PC buyers hard
186 South African technology retailers are warning consumers and businesses to brace for further price hikes on key computer components as a global shortage driven by AI demand squeezes supply of memory…
US cybersecurity giant invests big in South Africa
190 Helmut Reisinger, CEO of Palo Alto Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Palo Alto Networks, the world’s largest pureplay cybersecurity company, said it is betting big on South Africa….
OpenAI secures $840-billion valuation in latest funding round
188 Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s latest funding round valued the ChatGPT maker at US$840-billion as Big Tech and Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank piled into the $110-billion blockbuster round, signalling the AI investment race…
World braces for an oil price shock
181 Brent crude jumped 10% to about US$80/barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 after US and Israeli strikes…
Liquid secures nearly R10-billion in new funding
211 Liquid Intelligent Technologies has secured US$410-million (R6.5-billion) in new financing from a consortium of commercial development finance institutions, according to a Thursday statement. Liquid’s parent company Cassava Technologies has simultaneously committed…
Galaxy S26 brings proactive AI, pro-grade video and a privacy breakthrough
253 Samsung Electronics has announced the Galaxy S26 series, powered by the most proactive and adaptive Galaxy AI experiences yet and designed to simplify the tasks people do on their phones every…
Provinces ordered to enforce ban on online casinos
167 The National Gambling Board (NGB) has reiterated that online gambling remains unlawful in South Africa and has issued a formal notice to all provincial licensing authorities to this effect. It provides…