Lesaka Technologies has agreed to buy the digital bank chaired by former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan for R1.1-billion.

MultiChoice has shifted its anti-piracy efforts from cracking down on small resellers to disrupting streams from suspicious account holders, and it seems to be working well.

The winter crop growing season requires three days of steady rain – but many inland parts of southern Australia did not receive an autumn break this year

How often do you mow your lawn in winter? It may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought, but the answer helps explain why our current drought has not broken, despite recent rain – and why spring lamb may be more...

Bank Zero founder Michael Jordaan announced that Lesaka bought their bank for R1.1 billion, pending regulatory approvals.

Subtle DNA changes in trees demonstrate Charles Darwin’s natural selection – although human help may be needed

New generations of wild ash trees are rapidly evolving resistance to the fungus devastating their numbers, scientists have discovered.

The discovery gives hope, the researchers said, and shows that allowing the natural regeneration of woodlands is vital to enabling this evolution to...

Trump Mobile maintains the gold smartphone will be made in the US, despite the changed wording on its website.

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payment technology company, has been named among the TIME100 Most Influential Companies List of 2025.

TymeBank is considering legal action to stop home affairs from implementing huge increases in the fees companies must pay to verify their clients’ identities.

JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings has delivered another set of strong financial results and positive operational performance for the year ended 28 February 2025. Operating profit rose 49.3%, supported by 28.4% Cash Balance growth, delivering 75.7% Earnings per Share for shareholders for the two-year year-on-year comparison. “Our latest set of results reflect the continued success of our […]

Electricity and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says municipalities with debt to Eskom have made little progress in reducing the amounts they owe.

As of August 2024, more than 220 judgments were outstanding for more than six months, with the Johannesburg Labour Court, Pretoria High Court and Mahikeng High Court having the highest number of late judgments. The number of late judgments has more than doubled since 2019, when around 90 were recorded. Most of the increase has […]

Salesforce’s latest Slack Workforce Index revealed a significant increase in AI adoption and excitement among desk workers, with daily AI usage higher by an astounding 233% in just six months. The survey of 5,000 global desk workers also found that AI has emerged as a clear competitive advantage, as workers who use AI daily prove to be 64% more productive and 81% more...

Move comes after health secretary replaced advisory board with ideological allies and several vaccine skeptics

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s reconstituted vaccine advisory panel recommended a new treatment to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants.

The treatment, a new monoclonal antibody called clesrovimab, which will be sold under the brand name Enflonsia by Merck, was recommended by...

Chery released two vehicles this week with both now the most affordable vehicles in their respective categories.

The committee that evaluated bids for South Africa’s multi-billion rand lottery licence consisted of people with gaming and casino experience but no lottery expertise, critics say. Major auditing firms refused to participate in the evaluation process due to “reputational risk” after the corruption that plagued the National Lotteries Commission under its previous leadership. Minister Parks […]

Study discovered abnormal process in womb lining, with potential for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss

Scientists have developed a test to identify women with an increased risk of miscarriage, which could pave the way for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss.

About one in six of all pregnancies are lost, most before 12 weeks, and each miscarriage increases the risk of another one...

Rigaku Corporation, a global solution partner in X-ray analytical technologies and a Group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”) has increased its capacity for production of semiconductor process control instruments at its own plant in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture and at the facilities of a partner company* in...

A fierce debate has erupted over the preferential electricity pricing deals that Eskom has struck with major industrial users like South32’s Hillside aluminium smelter and ferrochrome producers.