140 Maziv chairman Pieter Uys Last week’s decision by the competition appeal court to set aside an earlier ruling by the Competition Tribunal blocking Vodacom’s Maziv deal – allowing the merger to…
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China may embrace stablecoins in major monetary pivot
138 China is considering allowing the usage of yuan-backed stablecoins for the first time to boost wider adoption of its currency globally, sources familiar with the matter said, in a major reversal…
M-Net pioneer Cobus Stofberg steps down from Naspers, Prosus boards
129 Cobus Stofberg in an undated file photograph, likely taken in the 1990s, on the roof of MultiChoice’s broadcast centre in Randburg, Johannesburg. Image: MultiChoice Group Cobus Stofberg, a veteran of television…
Checkers rolls out smart trolleys to kill the checkout queue
119 There’s no escaping the advance of technology, which is now coming to supermarket trolleys in South Africa through Shoprite Group-owned retail chain Checkers. The Checkers Xpress Trolley lets shoppers scan as…
Malatsi prioritising BEE policy review
197 Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT Government is prioritising a review of broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) rules on the licensing of telecoms companies, which could see companies like Elon…
MVNOs could wreck SA’s mobile market, MTN boss warns
117 MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has warned that discounted pricing by mobile virtual network operators could have adverse consequences for the entire mobile telecommunications industry if MVNOs continue to offer data…
AOL is shutting down dial-up internet – Telkom beat it by years
149 America Online (AOL), famous for its aggressive marketing campaigns, will shut down its dial-up internet service at the end of next month. “AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has…
Paratus to launch mobile network to challenge Namibia’s MTC
130 Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse Paratus Group will in the coming weeks launch a mobile data network in Namibia that will challenge the dominant state-owned incumbent, MTC. Barney Harmse, group…
Starlink locked out: South Africa stalls while neighbours surge ahead
132 The author, Jessica Gbedemah When Elon Musk claimed earlier this year that Starlink was being blocked in South Africa because of black economic empowerment rules, it ignited a debate that went…
Eskom launches 291MW solar programme for big power users
116 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane Eskom is expanding its renewable energy programme with a new offtake arrangement that will make 291MW of solar PV capacity available to large power users. The state-owned…