Banking group FirstRand has increased its shareholding in JSE-listed fintech Optasia to 26.1% after acquiring an additional 6% stake in a deal worth about R1.48-billion. The banking group purchased 74.1 million ordinary shares at R20 each on 25 March from an entity owned by Bassim Haidar, Optasia’s founder and non-executive director. The transaction follows FirstRand’s…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka edges Coco Gauff in a tense three-set final to claim the ‘Sunshine Double’ in Florida. Published On 29 Mar 202629 Mar 2026 Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favourite Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Miami Open final on Saturday to join an exclusive club by completing the coveted…
Looking ahead to 2026, Omdia forecasts that global cloud infrastructure services spending will grow by 27%. (Image source: 123RF) Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $110.9 billion in Q4 2025, reflecting year-on-year growth of 29%. This is according to market research company Omdia, which notes that growth accelerated from the previous quarter, marking the…
HOUSTON — The CEOs of the world’s most influential oil and gas companies delivered a sobering message this week about the impact of the Iran war on energy supplies and the long-term consequences for the global economy. The executives gathered in Houston, Texas, for S&P Global’s annual CERAWeek energy conference to take stock of the…
Datatec group CEO Jens Montanana JSE-listed technology group Datatec has delivered a total shareholder return of 361%¹ over five years, making it one of the best-performing stocks in the local technology sector – yet it remains one of the least discussed. The figure, disclosed in an updated investor presentation (PDF) published on Thursday, covers the…
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Solar affordability is holding installations back. (Image created by GenAI) Eskom has extended its solar sweetener for residential systems under 100 kilovolt-amperes (kVA), but registration costs may still keep homeowners away, even as power prices rise. Less than 10% of affected households have registered their rooftop solar systems despite Eskom’s R10 000 assistance offer, even…
According to historians, in 1839, Muhammad Ali Shah gave 3.6m rupees – considered a vast sum in those days – to the East India Company, then a British trading enterprise, on the condition that it would be responsible for maintaining the monuments built by the Awadh nawabs, while the kitchen would continue to run on…
Global mobile money transactions surpassed US$2-trillion in 2025, doubling in just four years, according to the GSMA’s latest State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money. The mobile telecommunications industry body said it took 20 years for mobile money to reach its first trillion dollars in annual transaction value, but only four years to double…
The Mexican navy said Saturday that it has located two boats transporting humanitarian aid to Cuba after reporting them missing earlier this week. An aircraft from the Mexican navy found the sailboats about 80 nautical miles northwest of Havana, Cuba, the navy said on X. The navy added that one of its boats was on…
