231 The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the South African Reserve Bank’s proposed acquisition of full control of BankservAfrica – and has done so without attaching any conditions….
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Platforms power Altron growth as IT budgets tighten
101 JSE-listed technology group Altron has issued a voluntary operational update for the six months to 31 August 2025, describing its performance in the period as “resilient” as strong growth in its…
Nvidia CEO says AI boom far from over
103 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Kent Nishimura/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday dismissed concern about an end to a spending boom on artificial intelligence chips, projecting opportunities will expand into a…
Sarb weighs stablecoins and CBDCs as digital money gains global momentum
113 Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are gaining traction worldwide, and the South African Reserve Bank has told TechCentral it is watching the developments closely as it considers if –…
South Africa’s best mobile networks
203 MTN South Africa has come out tops in independent network ratings agency OpenSignal’s latest mobile experience report, beating its rivals in a number of categories including “download speed”, “5G availability” and…
Mouton Foundation launches R7.2-billion Curro take-private
120 The Jannie Mouton Foundation has made a R7.2-billion take-private offer to acquire all the issued shares of private schools group Curro Holdings, pitching the deal as both a premium for investors…
Fingerprints, facial scans now mandatory for Sassa grants
112 Social grants agency Sassa will introduce mandatory biometric enrolment for beneficiaries at its offices from 1 September. Until now the system has only applied to applicants for the Social Relief of…
DFA claims ‘world first’ 1.6Tbit/s fibre trial in South Africa
101 Maziv subsidiary Dark Fibre Africa has quadrupled the capacity achieved in an earlier test, transmitting 1.6Tbit/s on a single wavelength over a 40km stretch of its core network between Isando and…
Apple to launch iPhone 17 line-up on 9 September
100 Renders suggest this is the new iPhone 17 Pro, which is said to include a new orange colourway Apple will host its annual iPhone event on 9 September, where the company…
Cell C comeback supercharges Blue Label
131 JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms has taken a decisive step in its troubled, long-running association with Cell C, reversing a multibillion-rand impairment previously recognised against its stake in the mobile operator. The…