234 South Africa is tightening the regulatory net around crypto – this time targeting cross-border capital flows. In an effort to safeguard the financial system while encouraging legitimate investment and capital inflows,…
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Dennis Venter resigns as iOCO co-CEO
261 Dennis Venter Dennis Venter has resigned as co-CEO and board member of JSE-listed IT services group iOCO with immediate effect. In a statement to shareholders after markets closed in Johannesburg on…
Treasury grants Sentech R700-million special allocation
205 The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced in his budget speech on Wednesday a special appropriation for the department of communications & digital technologies…
South Africa puts data centres on par with energy, ports in big policy shift
210 Teraco’s JB4 data centre in Gauteng Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has for the first time placed data centre infrastructure on the same footing as electricity, ports and transport networks, signalling a…
US orders diplomats to fight foreign data sovereignty rules
171 US secretary of state Marco Rubio. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered US diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate American technology companies’ handling of foreigners’ data, saying…
Mustek sees dramatic profit surge despite 2% revenue decline
168 Mustek CEO Hein Engelbrecht Mustek delivered a dramatic turnaround in profitability for the six months ended 31 December 2025, with headline earnings per share surging 256% to 83.54c despite a decline…
Blu Label bets big on energy as it pivots beyond prepaid distribution
167 Blu Label Unlimited Group co-CEO Mark Levy Blu Label Unlimited Group is building what it describes as an “integrated energy ecosystem” that spans smart meter roll-outs, municipal revenue recovery and small-scale…
Blu Label resumes dividends as it draws line under Cell C saga
173 Blu Label Unlimited Group co-CEO Brett Levy Blu Label Unlimited Group has declared its first interim dividend in eight years, signalling it is finally putting the long and costly Cell C…
Mustek warns chip-supply crisis far from over
135 Mustek’s head office in Midrand, Johannesburg The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure projects around the world is driving shortages of memory and storage components that are expected to persist until…
South Africa’s draft AI policy headed to cabinet
188 Government policy on artificial intelligence in South Africa will be finalised in the 2026/2027 financial year, with the government soon expected to start carrying out an implementation plan following a recent…