South Africa is losing its film industry

South Africa is losing its film industry

Just a few years ago, the local film industry was booming. South African production was at record levels and getting global recognition. We were one of the world’s darling destinations for shooting foreign productions. Billions of rand came into the country and the Avengers landed in Joburg. Local work also thrived: Inxeba made the Oscar…

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Starlink considers building its own phone

Starlink considers building its own phone

Elon Musk. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters With a SpaceX public listing expected this year, the company has plans for its revenue-generating Starlink business that could expand its reach into new markets, including a Starlink phone, direct-to-device internet and a space-tracking service, sources familiar with the matter said. The star of Elon Musk’s empire, SpaceX is quickly expanding…

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From information to action: Why SA’s payments transformation needs local operational intelligence, not just global platforms

From information to action: Why SA’s payments transformation needs local operational intelligence, not just global platforms

Phil Boyall, Sales and Marketing Director at MoData. South Africa’s banking and payments sector is no longer transforming – it is running live, at speed under scrutiny. Regulatory modernisation, real‑time payment rails and rising financial crime complexity have removed tolerance for delay, uncertainty and operational fragility. What used to be absorbed by batch cycles, manual…

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