132 Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as…
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South Africa gets its first rating upgrade in nearly 20 years
138 South Africa on Friday secured its first credit rating upgrade in nearly 20 years after S&P Global raised the country’s foreign-currency long-term sovereign rating to “BB” from “BB-“, citing stronger growth…
Revolut hires heavy hitter as it readies its South African launch
123 Gaby Magomola Digital bank Revolut has appointed former African Bank CEO Gaby Magomola as chairman of its South African subsidiary, all while the digital challenger pursues a formal banking licence with…
Shocking news about RAM prices
150 Samsung chip factory complex in South Korea Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips — in short supply due to the global race to build AI data centres…
Amazon Leo steps up to challenge to Musk’s Starlink
167 The most direct competitor to Starlink, Amazon.com’s Project Kuiper, has changed its name to Amazon Leo. According to a statement on Thursday, the “Leo” in the new name refers to low-Earth…
Seize these 3 opportunities to build a digital Africa
150 Huawei’s Song Xiaodi At AfricaCom 2025, Song Xiaodi, president of Huawei’s small cell product line, delivered a keynote speech titled, “Seize Three Opportunities to Build a Digital Africa”. Highlighting the digital…
Liquid C2 shows businesses how to turn AI into real operational advantage
140 Liquid C2 and Microsoft hosted an artificial intelligence in action event with senior IT and business decision-makers recently Johannesburg is a city that measures ideas by outcomes. So, when Liquid C2…
Discovery Bank opens the crypto gates
153 Discovery Bank CEO Hylton Kallner Discovery Bank’s Thursday announcement of a deal with cryptocurrency platform Luno, which will allow the former’s customers to trade cryptocurrencies online, is yet another sign that…
Fragmented digital IDs are slowing Africa’s fintech boom
166 Businesses that are required by law to collect know-your-customer (KYC) information are set to benefit from improved speed and reliability as digital identity systems become more commonplace in Africa. The banking,…
A new era of e-mail defence: KnowBe4 meets Microsoft
161 E-mail remains the easiest way into an organisation. Phishing, business e-mail compromise (BEC) and ransomware now arrive wrapped in convincing language, trusted brands and increasingly artificial intelligence-generated content. Security teams are…