211 Trevor Gosling, co-founder and CEO of Lula Lula has secured R340-million in local currency funding from Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, FMO. This investment will help expand access to finance for micro,…
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Most business owners don’t worry about IT
192 The author, SevenC MD Graeme Millar Most small business owners don’t think about IT as often as they do about customers, cash flow, staff, suppliers and deadlines. IT sits quietly in…
Why cloud projects fail – and how three days can fix this
196 Many journeys to the cloud hit a wall because of culture, not technology. Industry data suggests that up to 70% of cloud adoption friction is non-technical, instead being affected by organisational…
XLink raises the bar for mission-critical networks
259 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…
Why stablecoins are booming in Africa
219 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
195 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
222 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
186 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
216 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
177 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…