Shoprite Holdings CEO Pieter Engelbrecht Shoprite has completed its acquisition of R&A Cellular, taking an initial 51% of the eMalahleni company whose point-of-sale devices sit behind the counter in spaza shops and informal stores across South Africa. The transaction became effective on 14 August 2026, according to Shoprite Holdings’ results for the 52 weeks to…
Sony has officially launched a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service for PlayStation 5 owners in the United States. Integrated directly into the console’s Media tab, the expansion offers users access to more than 100 live channels and on-demand content from Sony Pictures Television and external partners. The catalogue spans movies, television series, sports, news,…
Hungry Lion says it uses cryptographic techniques and access control mechanisms. (Photograph: Hungry Lion) Hungry Lion customer credentials appear to have been exposed for around nine months, with cyber security researchers identifying compromised accounts linked to the fast-food chain’s online customer portals. GalaxyWarden, pen-tester Brandon Audeh’s website, recently posted that Hungry Lion had been hit…
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago speaking at the MTN Group Fintech Summit on Tuesday. Fanie van Rooyen/TechCentral The South African Reserve Bank is preparing to put the country’s fast-growing fintech sector on the same regulatory footing as banks, with governor Lesetja Kganyago using the opening of MTN Group Fintech’s 2026 summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday…
Samsung has expanded its Galaxy Book 6 lineup with an entry-level option starting at $799, positioning the device as an affordable Windows competitor to Apple’s MacBook Neo. First unveiled at CES earlier this year, the initial Galaxy Book 6 family debuted in March with base models starting at $1,050, followed by a premium Snapdragon X2…
Andre Troskie, EMEA field CISO at Veeam. Agentic AI is both a powerful opportunity and a massive risk, requiring completely new approaches to how organisations approach data resilience and trusted AI. This is according to speakers at an executive roundtable on trusted AI and data resilience, hosted in Johannesburg by Veeam in partnership with ITWeb….
Wiocc Group CEO Chris Wood Wiocc Group has signed an agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation and Saudi Arabia’s Vision International Investment Company for a combined US$300-million investment, by some distance the largest capital raise in the company’s history. The shareholder subscription agreement was signed on Tuesday at the Leap technology exhibition in Riyadh, which…
South Africa’s largest online marketplace, Takealot.com, has increased the minimum order value required to qualify for free delivery from R650 to R750. Alongside the threshold increase, the retailer has altered its checkout process to automatically select premium, paid delivery options by default, even when an order meets the criteria for free shipping. Read: Apple refreshes…
Shoprite’s trading profit increased 8.4% to R16.2 billion, while gross profit rose 8.1% to R66.5 billion for the 52 weeks ended 28 June. Shoprite has expanded its push into South Africa’s informal economy and digital financial services after finalising the acquisition of an initial 51% stake in R&A Cellular. According to the retail group’s latest…
South Africans spent more on telecoms products in the first half of 2026 but bought fewer of them, according to NielsenIQ’s latest State of the Retail Nation analysis. Average selling prices in the category, the largest in the local tech and durables market, rose 9.8% while unit sales fell 7.9%. It was also the only…
