JSE-listed fintech Optasia has smashed its listing guidance, with revenue up 76% and users climbing 43% to 432 million.
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MTN Group has swung from a loss to a profit as Nigeria and Ghana drove a 67% surge in earnings.
MTN Group will spend up to R6-billion buying back and cancelling its own shares over the next three years.
South African start-up AirhostSwap lets Airbnb hosts swap their empty nights for stays at properties worldwide.
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Shoprite has agreed to acquire a majority stake in R&A Cellular, targeting the informal retail sector.
Liquidation looms for the Post Office as its rescue practitioners warn government they intend to wind it up.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has moved to unblock broadband roll-out with a new policy direction.
Electronic warfare is disrupting ship navigation systems, and commercial crews aren’t prepared for it.
The rand has continued to weaken as the war on Iran sends oil above $100/barrel and rattles emerging markets.
Parliament has called for experienced professionals as the terms of four Icasa councillors near their conclusion.
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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel has launched a series of secretive lectures on the Antichrist in Rome.
Tesla and xAI have launched “Macrohard”, a joint AI project Elon Musk says can replicate what software companies do.
A new office suite built on open source is the latest salvo in Europe’s push to wrest control of its data from US tech giants.
Microsoft is building its new Copilot Cowork agent tool on Claude technology as it diversifies beyond OpenAI.
