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Discovery Bank has its eyes on FNB and Capitec

Today at 11:12 AM, via Daily Investor

Discovery Bank plans to expand into business banking over the medium term but will focus on completing its “super bank” platform before entering the competitive SME market dominated by FNB and a surging Capitec.

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IN PICTURES: Inside the 98th Oscars: A night of image, power, and performance

Today at 11:06 AM, via Daily Maverick

On 15 March 2026, the Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where the industry gathered to honour the films of 2025. One Battle After Another won Best Picture, while Michael B. Jordan (Sinners) and Jessie Buckley (Hamnet) took the leading acting awards.

South Africa

MTN Group Targets South Africa and Nigeria for AI-Enabled Data Centers Under Ambition 2030 Strategy

Today at 10:54 AM, via iAfrica

MTN Group is pushing ahead with plans to build AI-enabled data centers in South Africa and Nigeria, betting that the continent’s digital infrastructure needs are set to grow exponentially as demand for AI compute capacity accelerates. The group said in its annual results for the year ending December 2025 that it completed comprehensive market assessments […]

South Africa

South African Higher Education Firm Stadio Introduces Traffic Light System to Guide Student AI Use

Today at 10:53 AM, via iAfrica

Higher education firm Stadio has developed a “traffic light” framework that categorizes when students may, may not, or must use artificial intelligence in their coursework — embracing the technology rather than taking a punitive approach to its use. Under the system, every assignment is marked red, amber or green. Red means AI is not permitted; […]

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Egypt Launches National Digital Pathology Network With Roche Diagnostics to Speed Up Cancer Detection

Today at 10:50 AM, via iAfrica

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population has signed a memorandum of understanding with Roche Diagnostics to establish a national digital pathology network aimed at enhancing diagnostic capabilities and accelerating cancer detection across the country. The agreement was signed at the Egyptian Center for Disease Control in the presence of Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar. Mohamed […]

Sport

Head coach Dickens leaves Newcastle

Today at 11:21 AM, via BBC News

Head coach Alan Dickens leaves Newcastle Red Bulls as former Wales fly-half Stephen Jones takes over for the rest of the season.

Education

Three-quarters of nine-month-olds in England have ‘daily screen time’

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Study shows average time on screens each day is 41 minutes, with some watching more than three hours a day

Three-quarters of nine-month-old babies in England are allowed daily screen time, while a small “heavy use” group watch more than three hours a day, according to a study.

Just 2% of the infants included in the research reportedly watched more than three hours a day, while the average...

Entertainment

Pensions: who benefits?

Today at 11:00 AM, via The Citizen

Blacks excluded from ownership of productive capital.

Motoring

Rough week ahead for petrol prices

Today at 07:52 AM, via TopAuto

Global oil markets face another week of turmoil after a US attack on Iran’s main export hub heightened risks to supply across the Middle East, and deepened concerns over a conflict that’s already upended energy flows.