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South African companies are urged to stop chasing global trends and start capitalising on the country’s unique data landscape.
THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026, 12:48

South African companies are urged to stop chasing global trends and start capitalising on the country’s unique data landscape.

AI succeeds in logistics only when decision authority, evidence standards and accountability are explicitly designed, according to Sterdts.

South Africa has a new draft white paper on immigration, citizenship and refugees. This, the fourth in three decades, represents a step change from the previous efforts. It is a genuine attempt to develop an efficient but humane set of policies. Based on my work on migration over two decades, I am convinced that the […]

The South African Competition Commission has given its unconditional approval to the $55-billion acquisition of Electronic Arts led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

The failure of a motor connected to one of the Zuikerbosch treatment plant’s pumps has caused low pressure and water outages in parts of Gauteng.

BMW South Africa’s CEO says the motoring industry wants targeted policy tweaks, not steep import duty hikes.

Canal+ says its MultiChoice acquisition will unlock multibillion-rand cost synergies as it targets scale across Africa.

Web3 tokenises economic activity, so that value is transferred instantly and securely without relying on the flow of cash between bank accounts.

Woolworths South Africa’s online channels continued to grow robustly over the past six months.
Apple TV+ has landed the screen rights to Cosmere, the sprawling literary universe created by Brandon Sanderson. “The first titles being eyed for adaptation are the Mistborn series, for features, and The Stormlight Archive series, for television,” reports the Hollywood Reporter. From the report: The deal is rare one, coming after a competitive situation which saw Sanderson meet with most of the...

A fire at the Paarl Provincial Hospital on Tuesday, which was started deliberately and originated in a dustbin, was falsely blamed on a car caught in the blaze.

Decentralized perpetual trading hit $1.24 trillion in monthly volume during October 2025, marking a crucial point for on-chain derivatives. While Bitcoin perpetuals drove the majority of this activity, an interesting pattern emerged as traders began splitting between execution-focused and yield-focused platforms. Even as Hyperliquid continues to dominate active trading with approximately 40%...

A support ticket means someone is stuck, under pressure, trying to move forward. That’s where IT support really begins, says Manqoba Masina, operations manager at Nkgwete IT Solutions.

HFDX has seen liquidity soar by over $100 million in recent weeks as traders reassess their platform choices, following a series of high-profile failures across the decentralized perpetual futures landscape. The shift comes amid growing concerns about operational reliability and genuine decentralization – reaching a breaking point when Paradex’s January database migration error triggered mass […]

Organisations that thrive will be the ones that resist the urge to sprint and instead choose to scale with intention, says Andrew Harris, chief sales and marketing officer at DCC Technologies.

In partnership with Oracle’s Enterprise Development Unit, ETS Group welcomed four interns into a structured one-year work placement programme.

Expressive new energy vehicle (NEV) brand iCAUR – part of China’s cHERY GROUP – has announced key details of its dealership rollout strategy ahead of its official entry into the South African market. The brand will launch with an initial network of 20 dealerships, with further expansion planned as demand and market opportunities evolve over […]

Tesla plans to more than double capital spending to a record high of more than $20-billion this year.

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