The Competition Commission has greenlit Stanlib to acquire Africa Data Centres without conditions. (Image source: 123RF, created via GenAI) The Competition Commission (CompCom) has recommended the Competition Tribunal approve the proposed transaction, whereby Stanlib intends to acquire Africa Data Centres (ADC), without conditions. Data centre operator ADC is a business unit of Pan-African technology group…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel said it is struggling to satisfy demand for its server chips used in AI data centres, and forecast quarterly revenue and profit below market estimates, sending shares down 13% in after-hours trading on Thursday. The forecast underscores the difficulties faced by Intel in predicting global chip markets, where…
Petter Sveum, EMEA CTO, Cohesity. Data management firm Cohesity is hosting a webinar on 28 January at 10am, in collaboration with ITWeb, to discuss its Direct I/O architecture. Designed for NetBackup environments, Direct I/O aims to eliminate common bottlenecks to deliver fast, resilient backup and recovery during system failures or ransomware attacks. Moderated by writer and…
The modern workday no longer follows a predictable routine. It often begins in traffic, moves through a series of virtual meetings, shifts between home and office, and stretches well beyond traditional working hours. In this environment, performance depends not only on people and strategy, but on the quality and reliability of the technology that supports…
The VCA Retail Spend Monitor analyses retail sales activity over a seven-week period beginning on 1 November 2025. South African consumers significantly increased their online shopping during the 2025/26 holiday season, with e-commerce spending jumping 49.9% year on year, according to Visa’s latest Retail Spend Monitor. The annual report compiled by Visa Consulting and Analytics…
In a landmark shift for South Africa’s motor manufacturing industry, Nissan and Chery have agreed on the acquisition of Nissan’s manufacturing assets in Rosslyn, Pretoria, signalling the end of nearly six decades of Nissan vehicle assembly at the site and opening the door for Chinese manufacture on South African soil. Under the deal, which is…
Astronomers utilizing South Africa’s Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) have settled a high-stakes cosmic debate surrounding WOH G64, one of the most extreme stars ever recorded. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, this red supergiant is renowned for its immense luminosity and massive dust clouds. However, recent erratic behaviour, including dramatic dimming and weakened pulsations,…
Globally, AI use continues to expand at unprecedented rates, with billions of daily interactions. A new report by marketing insight consultancy Human8 shows South Africans are increasingly concerned that the uniquely human element could be lost as artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, even as its benefits are embraced. The 2026 What Matters trend report, titled “Recalibrating…
In episode 2 of Watts & Wheels, Duncan McLeod and William Kelly dig deeper into the forces reshaping South Africa’s automotive industry – from the growing dominance of Chinese brands to how legacy manufacturers are fighting back. The show also looks at some of the most interesting new vehicles heading for local roads, and features…
In a final act to a long-running geopolitical drama, TikTok has officially closed a deal to divest its U.S. operations. The agreement, finalized just hours before the Trump Administration’s ban deadline, sees parent company ByteDance shift to a minority position, retaining only a 20% stake in the new entity. The remaining 80% ownership is now…
