
Ex-Nedbank CIO Naicker joins Bank South Pacific
Former Nedbank group chief information officer Ray Naicker has been appointed as group CIO of Bank South Pacific.
THURSDAY, 07 MAY 2026, 03:23

Former Nedbank group chief information officer Ray Naicker has been appointed as group CIO of Bank South Pacific.

Drugmaker had stalled large-scale projects in England but has now pledged investment at two sites, announced by Keir Starmer
Britain’s biggest drugmaker AstraZeneca has said it will invest £300m in the UK in a surprise U-turn after pausing large-scale projects last year.
The drugmaker had pulled back projects in Britain after becoming disillusioned with the business environment, including the...

A significant rise in MTN’s share price has led to long-term share incentives vesting at much higher values.

Tecnotree, a global digital platform and services provider for AI-enabled 5G and cloud-native technologies, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, demonstrating stable revenue, strong profitability, and a robust order backlog despite geopolitical uncertainties across global markets.

Charlotte Kepadisa, Reshaad Sha and Kgabo Seopa join Vodacom Business’s Extraordinary Business Advisory Board.

The Department of Home Affairs plans to overhaul the ports of entry into modern and secure gateways for trade and travel.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted a quick review of three experimental psychedelic drugs meant to treat major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration signaling a shift in policy toward treatments that also give users a high — coming a day after the Justice Department said...

Alfa Romeo’s Junior Elettrica Veloce is a hot hatch dressed as an EV – and it’s just brilliant to drive.

The ANC wants communications minister Solly Malatsi to account to the portfolio committee on what led to the release of a draft AI policy with fabricated references.

The case over OpenAI’s history and public commitments could have major implications for the future of AI.

MTN’s remuneration resolution drew just 59.2% shareholder support in 2025 – among the lowest in last year’s AGM season.

An independent non-executive director of MTN Group traded MTN ADRs in a closed period without prior clearance.

The organisations release CommonLingua, an open-source language identification model that supports 61 African languages.

In contemporary South Africa, debates about the future tend to split into separate conversations. Energy specialists talk in megawatts and emissions; cultural practitioners in narratives and identities. Yet both spheres, in different ways, are grappling with the same question: what kind of future do we consider acceptable, and what will power it — materially and […]

Despite record investment in digital campaigns, many South African brands are still pushing irrelevant messages that drive opt‑outs instead of engagement. The gap between what customers expect and what many brands deliver has never been wider. Businesses can no longer rely on generic, one‑way communication, as rising customer expectations mean consumers brands to anticipate their […]

Vodacom Business has announced the appointment of three additional executives to its Extraordinary Business Advisory Board, strengthening the company’s commitment to providing enterprise customers with credible insights and guidance on emerging technologies and business solutions. The Extraordinary Business Advisory Board is a strategic initiative launched by Vodacom Business to support...

Most organisations invest in perimeter security. The database – where the data actually lives – is the layer most often left ungoverned, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.
Google and Meta are enjoying a digital ad boom, as artificial intelligence automates marketing and drives record sales.

Response readiness isn’t something that is designed once and then forgotten – it needs to be tested regularly, says Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at Datacentrix.

NEC XON will market, distribute and deploy the company’s product portfolio, including grid-scale battery energy storage systems and related energy solutions.

Online gambling and MVNO competition are weighing on MTN South Africa, which grew service revenue just 2% last year.