161 Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter Tax collections are expected to remain buoyant in the medium term, with the South African Revenue Service working on eight “generation projects”, including the adoption of new…
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China’s BAIC to start assembling SUVs in South Africa next year
169 The BAIC B30 SUV displayed at the launch event in Johannesburg. Nqobile Dludla/Reuters Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) South Africa will start assembling its newly launched B30 off-road SUV at its factory…
Saba calls for DNS and IP blocks to curb illegal online gambling
143 The South African Bookmakers’ Association (Saba) has proposed a number of tech-led interventions to deal with illegal online gambling, claiming that unlawful offshore operators account for about 62% of online gambling…
Vodacom signs ‘pivotal’ deal with Starlink
178 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has announced what it has described as a “pivotal” agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide internet access to businesses across Africa. The agreement…
solving interoperability is key to Africa’s fintech future
193 Paystack CEO Amandine Lobelle Addressing the issue of non-interoperability between different kinds of value stores such as mobile wallets, voucher cards and bank cards is the next challenge facing payment services…
The billionaire battle to put America back on the moon
168 The US and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there’s a developing twist: an…
Digitally designed – this is how life sciences can stay on track
169 Life sciences, which include pharmaceutical and biotech companies, today operate under intense scrutiny. Regulatory bodies demand flawless documentation, production schedules allow no margin for error and environmental deviations can invalidate entire…
Police raid uncovers hundreds of illegal streaming boxes in Johannesburg
154 Police investigators last week swooped on a Lenasia, Johannesburg premises and seized “hundreds of illegal streaming devices” valued at more than R500 000, broadcaster MultiChoice Group said on Wednesday. The operation was…
Amazon’s Kuiper in deal for rural cell towers in Southern Africa
146 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon’s two prototype relay stations for Project Kuiper, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2023….
FNB, Mastercard launch cross-border money transfer platform
166 A cross-border payment service called Globba has been launched by FNB and Mastercard. It allows customers to send money internationally to more than 120 countries. The service has multiple payment options…