162 An increasing shortage of memory chips is beginning to reshape the global PC market – not by stopping laptop and desktop production, but by steadily eroding the value businesses receive when…
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Capitec, home affairs launch self-service smart ID machines
169 The department of home affairs and Capitec on Monday launched South Africa’s first self-service terminals that will allow citizens to apply for ID documents at Capitec branches without the need to…
DStv’s new owner to reveal its game plan
184 French media group Canal+ will on Wednesday publish its full-year 2025 financial results – the first annual numbers to include subsidiary MultiChoice Group since the London-listed company completed its acquisition of…
Rand under severe pressure
191 The risk-sensitive rand has started the week sharply weaker as investors, unnerved by surging oil prices and the potential effect on global inflation and growth, dumped risk assets and took profit…
World hit by worst oil shock since the 1970s
169 Share markets nosedived in Asia on Monday as the inflationary jolt from surging oil prices threatened to raise living costs and interest rates across the globe, while investors desperate for liquidity…
Payments start-up NjiaPay in R35-million seed funding round
176 NjiaPay co-founder Jonatan Allback Payments orchestration start-up NjiaPay has closed a US$2.1-million (R35-million) seed funding round led by European software-as-a-service investor Newion. The company, which acts as a neutral coordination layer…
South Africa secures World Bank backing for grid overhaul
196 The World Bank has agreed to give South Africa US$350-million of financing for a new credit guarantee facility that is meant to unlock private financing for infrastructure, including an expansion of…
Telkom to hike mobile and fixed tariffs from 1 April
220 Lunga Siyo Telkom will increase tariffs across its mobile and fixed-line portfolios from 1 April 2026, citing rising operational costs, inflationary pressures and the need to continue investing in network infrastructure….
iStore prices MacBook Neo at R11Â 999 in South Africa
190 Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Apple retailer iStore has opened pre-orders for Apple’s new MacBook Neo at R11 999 for the 256GB model and R13 999 for the 512GB version – pricing that could tempt…
GSMA warns geopolitics could split global mobile standards
217 GSMA deputy chair Ralph Mupita Global mobile industry body GSMA is concerned that ongoing geopolitical tensions could lead to a bifurcation of standards that could have a severe impact on supply…