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Novo Nordisk share price plunges after blaming lower US drug prices, patent protection issues and rising competition
The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has predicted a sharp drop in revenues this year owing to a push by Donald Trump to lower US weight-loss drug prices, rising competition and the loss of key patent protections.
Denmark’s Novo , once the poster-child for the growth...
TymeBank has officially transitioned to GoTyme Bank, marking the next chapter in the bank’s evolution as part of the global Tyme Group – a banking group operating across multiple markets and serving 20 million customers worldwide. This change also introduces a new digital experience through the new GoTyme app. The GoTyme Bank brand more clearly expresses […]
New data shows AI bots pushing deeper into the web, prompting publishers to roll out more aggressive defenses.
As stablecoin adoption rises, traditional financial institutions are rushing meet the needs of businesses and consumers.
The current digital landscape in South Africa is being transformed by the development of new mobile-first platforms, which have made smartphones the focal point for entertainment and payment systems. With more and more people in South Africa opting for mobile devices for their activities, including entertainment, payment, and purchase of goods and services, the design […]
Digital Law Company CEO and founder Emma Sadleir fully supports a social media ban for underage South Africans but says it can’t be enforced.
Takealot has expanded its on-demand delivery service to parts of Durban.
Experts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda.
The city’s urban mobility directorate and the University of Cape Town collaborate to research the use of electric buses.
Research reveals institutions remain vulnerable due to fragmented strategies, outdated frameworks and a compliance-over-culture market.
Zero downtime, ultra-low latency and compliance defined XLink’s enterprise connectivity performance in 2025.
The City of Tshwane’s free public Wi-Fi hotspot count has reduced from a peak of 1,050 to no more than 29 locations, and the metro has no budget to properly support the service.
Telkom has once again confirmed its role as lead sponsor for the 2026 Wired4Women Awards, an initiative led by ITWeb Brainstorm and the Wired4Women Technology Forum.
The partnership acts as a catalyst for expanding Strategix’s ability to deliver prevention‑first, integrated cyber security across the region.
Kastelo believes people should own what they pay for, including the data and airtime they do not immediately use.
A genomic entrepreneur’s guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safety
The prophet Ezekiel once claimed to have seen four beasts emerge from a burning cloud, “sparkling like the colour of burnished brass”. Each had wings and four faces: that of a man, a lion, an ox and an eagle. Similarly, a creature called Buraq, something between a mule and a...
The three-year global partnership agreement will scale the use of AI across Prosus portfolio companies.
The partnership generated over R1 billion for township merchants and delivery partners through digitisation and expanded market access.
South Africans are increasingly favouring digital wallets over physical bank cards.
BrianFagioli writes: Google has quietly retired the ZetaSQL name and rebranded its open source SQL analysis and parsing project as GoogleSQL. This is not a technical change but a naming cleanup meant to align the open source code with the SQL dialect already used across Google products like BigQuery and Spanner. Internally, Google has long called the dialect GoogleSQL, even while the open...
For years, Vodacom Group was viewed primarily as a telecoms operator with an interesting side business in mobile money.