172 Optasia’s plans to list on the JSE could see the company valued at up to R23.5-billion in its public market debut. In a pre-listing statement on Monday, Optasia, whose backers include…
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TymeBank is getting a new name
154 Tyme Group CEO Coen Jonker Digital-first banking platform and fintech TymeBank intends to rebrand itself as GoTyme in the first half of 2026, aligning with its brand identity in some of…
Solid8 and AlgoSec power Africa’s secure digital future
216 In today’s interconnected, multi-cloud world, network complexity has become one of cybersecurity’s greatest challenges. Every new application, cloud migration and integration increases the attack surface, creating endless opportunities for misconfigurations, delays…
Amazon stumbled, and the world face-planted
170 Amazon Web Services has returned to normal operations, the company said, after an internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites on Monday, including some of the web’s most…
The race to build a star on Earth
135 Over the past five years, private sector funding for fusion energy has exploded. The total invested is approaching US$10-billion, from a combination of venture capital, deep-tech investors, energy corporations and sovereign…
South African-built payment ring launches through FNB
236 FNB has entered into a partnership with South African fintech start-up VezoPay, the company behind the country’s first smart payment ring. Under the deal, customers of FNB Private Bank and RMB Private Bank…
‘Mega bid window’ planned to fast-track R2.2-trillion energy plan
141 Government is considering a “mega bid window” that accelerates energy deployment and fast-tracks industrialisation, localisation and job creation across the energy infrastructure value chain. This comes after the announcement of its…
AWS finding its feet again after massive cloud disruption
116 Amazon Web Services was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites along with some of the world’s most popular apps — Snapchat and Reddit —…
DStv slashes decoder prices and brings back ‘Open Time’
129 MultiChoice is reviving one of South African television’s most nostalgic traditions – Open Time – to mark 30 years since the 1995 launch of DStv. It’s limited in duration, but for…
Xiaomi 15T Series pairs tech and compassion in powerful pet adoption drive
123 Fresh from the global launch of its flagship Xiaomi 15T Series, co-engineered with Leica, Xiaomi South Africa is marking World Animal Month with #XiaomiPETriotism, a campaign that zooms into creating awareness…