101 Emanuela Saccarola. Image: LinkedIn The successful modernisation of a country’s domestic payments infrastructure onto faster, instant payment rails like South Africa’s PayShap does not always translate into similar success in the…
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Mark Zuckerberg bets future of computing on AI-powered Ray-Bans
146 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses at the Meta Connect event in California. Carlos Barria/Reuters…
South Africa unveils digital visa system to boost tourism
180 Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber South Africa is moving to scrap paper-based visa applications with the launch of a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, revealed on Thursday by home affairs…
Eskom and BYD to work together on South African EV charging network
124 BYD’s new Dolphin Surf Eskom has signed a memorandum of cooperation with BYD Auto South Africa aimed at advancing electric mobility in the country, while supporting the launch of the Chinese…
Google to anchor subsea cables with four new Africa ‘connectivity hubs’
122 Google Africa CEO Alex Okosi Google has revealed plans to build four “connectivity hubs” across the African continent that will serve as landing stations for its undersea cable infrastructure. Speaking to…
Huawei declares open battle with Nvidia in AI chip race
104 People visit a Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, in July 2025. Go Nakamura/Reuters Huawei said on Thursday it will roll out four new iterations of…
The most iconic Android phones ever made
142 Image for illustration purposes only The Android operating system, owned by internet advertising giant Google, is the most used computing platform in the world. Google acquired Android in 2005 and chose…
Metrofile is set to leave JSE in buyout deal
139 Metrofile Holdings will be acquired by a special purpose company wholly owned by Mango Holding in a cash-for-shares transaction that values the group at R3.25/share. The deal and offer price, announced…
Yoco CEO Katlego Maphai to step down after 10 years
116 Yoco co-founder and outgoing CEO Katlego Maphai Katlego Maphai, co-founder and long-serving CEO of South African fintech company Yoco, has announced he will step down from the role after more than…
Zero Carbon Charge moves from Wolmaransstad proof site to N3, N1 corridors
143 Zero Carbon Charge’s proof-of-concept site near Wolmaransstad Zero Carbon Charge, the company building a network of national off-grid electric vehicle charging stations, said on Wednesday that it plans to begin construction…