85 DStv celebrated its 30th anniversary on Monday, marking a milestone in South African broadcasting history. From humble beginnings in a caravan in Randburg, DStv’s parent – MultiChoice Group – has grown…
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Takealot CEO Frederik Zietsman on township growth, EVs and the future of online retail
101 E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time….
SABC admits its funding model is broken
81 The SABC’s business model is no longer fit for purpose, according to its CEO, Nomsa Chabeli. She said in public broadcaster’s annual report, published on Friday, that it was assumed that…
SABC warns its future is at risk as delays to key bill drag on
75 The SABC has bemoaned delays in the finalisation of the SABC Bill, which is meant to provide clarity on the public broadcaster’s revenue model, as it reported a 28% increase in…
AI takes the throne
129 The author, Brian Hungwe Looking at the guest list at King Charles III’s Windsor Castle banquet for US President Donald Trump last month made one thing abundantly clear: it’s a tech-driven…
SA Auto Week exposed an industry running rapidly out of road
83 At last week’s SA Auto Week in Gqeberha – Naamsa’s annual showcase event – the dominant theme was an industry fighting for survival under tough local and international conditions. The influx…
South Africans deserve better than this broken bureaucracy
73 Fourteen hours. That’s how much time I spent queuing to renew and collect my passport and to get a new ID card. That was time I would have much rather spent…
And now for … data centres in space?
92 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaking on a panel at Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy. Remo Casilli/Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday that gigawatt-scale data centres will be…
Bitcoin surges to new all-time record high
94 Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, hit a record high on Sunday and was up nearly 2.7% at US$125 245.57 at 7.12am SAST. Bitcoin’s previous record was $124 480 in mid-August,…
Investors warn of global ‘hype bubble’ in AI
99 AI start-ups are attracting record sums of venture capital, but some of the world’s largest investors warned that early-stage valuations are starting to look frothy, senior investment executives said on Friday….