28 Nedbank has acquired Durban-based payments fintech iKhokha for R1.65-billion in an all-cash deal. According to Nedbank, the acquisition marks a “significant milestone” in the bank’s strategy to deepen its support for…
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Perplexity in $34.5-billion bid for Chrome web browser
35 Perplexity AI made a US$34.5-billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Google’s Chrome browser on Tuesday, a bid far above its own valuation as the start-up reaches for the browser’s billions of users…
Windows 10 turns 10 – and is still going strong
47 Windows 10, born on 29 July 2015, was the fix for Windows 8’s stumbles – a sleek return of the Start menu, virtual desktops and smoother, tile-less aesthetics. It came as a free upgrade…
An undiscovered giant may be lurking at the edge of our solar system
49 Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labelled as Planet…
From Beijing to Stellenbosch: quantum signal travels 12 900km
46 Image for illustrative purposes only A breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between China and South Africa. The connection spanned a remarkable…
TymeBank, home affairs in talks after ID fee hike clash
42 Tyme Group CEO Coen Jonker TymeBank is engaged in discussions with the department of home affairs and its minister, Leon Schreiber, after the parties’ very public spat over a big hike…
The great office divide: South Africa’s post-Covid work strategies
47 South African companies have taken widely divergent approaches to their work-from-home polices as the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns recede into memory. While some have embraced the remote work culture, others have…
Fresh call to cut South Africa’s EV taxes
41 Charge founder Joubert Roux Nearly a year after President Cyril Ramaphosa hinted at tax rebates or subsidies for electric car buyers, there has been little obvious movement. At Naamsa | The…
Eskom vs solar users: Outa slams costly compliance rules
45 The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has asked homeowners and businesses who have private solar installations to pause any plans to register their systems with energy regulator Nersa until Outa and…
South Africa will offer US revised trade deal
49 Trade minister Parks Tau. Leah Millis/Reuters South Africa will offer the US a revised trade deal in an effort to lower the 30% tariff imposed last week on its exports to…