249 XLink has set the benchmark for enterprise-grade connectivity in South Africa, announcing a full 12 months of proven uninterrupted network uptime throughout 2025. This milestone achievement underscores XLink’s position as a…
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Why stablecoins are booming in Africa
211 Yellow Card MD Lasbery Oludimu Stablecoin adoption is surging across Africa as both businesses and consumers find use cases that assist in speeding up and lowering the cost of transacting. Speaking…
Prosus inks three-year AWS deal to scale AI across its global portfolio
187 Image for illustration purposes only Naspers subsidiary Prosus has signed a three-year global partnership agreement with Amazon Web Services to scale the use of artificial intelligence across its portfolio companies in…
Vodacom’s real growth story isn’t mobile
217 For years, Vodacom Group was viewed primarily as a telecommunications operator with an interesting side business in mobile money. That framing no longer holds: the numbers in its latest quarterly trading…
AI won’t replace software, says Nvidia CEO amid market rout
179 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Steve Marcus/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed fears that AI will replace software and related tools, calling the idea “illogical”, after a significant selloff in global…
OpenAI chip rethink signals turning point in AI hardware market
210 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Shelby Tauber/Reuters OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia’s latest AI chips, and it has sought alternatives since last year, eight sources familiar with the matter said….
China’s Haier takes aim at Samsung, LG and Hisense in South Africa
168 The entry of China’s Haier into South Africa looks set to sharpen competition in the local home appliance market, raising pressure on established brands such as Samsung, LG and Hisense. The…
Heavyweights backing ZARU, a new rand-based stablecoin in South Africa
253 A partnership between four South African financial institutions has led to the launch of an “institutional-grade” stablecoin pegged to the rand. Dubbed ZAR Universal, or ZARU, the stablecoin will made available…
South African tech start-ups that sold big on the world stage
239 South African technology entrepreneurs are among the most creative and resilient in the world, with some of the most successful homegrown start-ups having gone on to tackle international markets. Some choose…
Xneelo breaks ground on second Samrand data centre
195 Xneelo has begun construction on a second data centre at Samrand in Gauteng, expanding its infrastructure footprint as it prepares for growing demand for hosting and cloud services in South Africa….