49 New Rain CEO Conrad Leigh Rain founder and CEO Brandon Leigh will step down from the role, while his brother Conrad Leigh will take the reins at the wireless internet network…
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JSE benchmark index tops 100 000 for first time
45 South Africa’s benchmark stock index crossed the psychological level of 100 000 for the first time on optimism that a crucial budget vote will get support from key parties in the governing…
Vodacom’s mobile money empire now moves R8-trillion a year
57 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group on Wednesday said it facilitated US$460-billion (R8.1-trillion) in transactions through its mobile money platforms in the past year, including in Kenya, underscoring just how…
South Africa among countries targeted in Microsoft SharePoint attacks
48 Microsoft has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers are among those exploiting flaws in its SharePoint software to break into institutions globally, with the US agency responsible for designing nuclear weapons now…
Big win for MultiChoice, Canal+ in deal talks
44 The Competition Tribunal has agreed to support the acquisition of MultiChoice Group by London-listed Groupe Canal+, removing a major hurdle to their deal being consummated. The tribunal approved the proposed transaction,…
Chinese EV brand Leapmotor gets South Africa launch date
58 Stellantis plans will launch the Leapmotor brand in South Africa in September, debuting the C10 in the local market. The C10 is an electric SUV with a petrol engine used purely…
Sim-swap fraud costing South Africa R5.3-billion a year
51 Fraud in the telecommunications sector is costing the South African economy an estimated R5.3-billion/year – and Sim swap-related attacks are a significant contributor, accounting for 60% of all mobile banking breaches….
UN: AI data centres could soon use as much power as Japan
55 Major tech firms should commit to fully powering data centre with renewable energy by 2030, said United Nations secretary-general António Guterres. Big Tech also must be responsible in its use of…
Prosus moves to unlock Just Eat takeover with Delivery Hero selldown
53 Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi Prosus has offered to sell down its holding in Delivery Hero to help pave the way for regulatory approvals for its acquisition of Just Eat…
SharePoint zero-day impact ripples around the world
53 A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft server software compromised about 100 organisations as of the weekend, two of the organisations that helped uncover the campaign said on Monday. Microsoft on…