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Saks Global files for bankruptcy

Saks Global files for bankruptcy

The company that owns the iconic luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue filed for bankruptcy late Tuesday. The move comes after Saks Global struggled with debt it took on to buy rival Neiman Marcus, lagging department store sales and a rising online market. It’s one of the largest retail collapses since the Covid-19 pandemic, and casts…

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Modernising business applications with Microsoft

Modernising business applications with Microsoft

Christo Greeff, Delivery Lead: App Modernisation, Mint Group. Companies are still relying on legacy systems that were never designed for the pace and scale of today’s market. They work, but they’re not agile enough and they’re expensive to maintain and slow to adapt. Companies sitting on legacy may be reluctant to change due to sunk…

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Uganda shuts down internet ahead of pivotal election

Uganda shuts down internet ahead of pivotal election

Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday, two days before an election in which President Yoweri Museveni will stand for a contentious seventh term after four decades in power. The Uganda Communications Commission ordered mobile service providers to shut down public internet connections from 6pm (5pm SAST) on…

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Greenland’s prime minister says “we choose Denmark” over the U.S.

Greenland’s prime minister says “we choose Denmark” over the U.S.

Greenland‘s prime minister said “we choose Denmark” over the U.S., on the eve of Wednesday’s meeting between the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. “If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark,” Greenlandic Prime…

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Africa is scaling AI, not experimenting, says Dell exec

Africa is scaling AI, not experimenting, says Dell exec

Mohammed Amin, senior VP for the region at Dell Technologies. Businesses in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Turkey and Africa (CEEMETA) region are not just experimenting with AI; they’re busy scaling the technology at pace, says Mohammed Amin, senior VP for the region at Dell Technologies, who emphasises AI-driven speed as the new benchmark in…

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Eskom smart meter roll-out is badly behind

Eskom smart meter roll-out is badly behind

The prospect of Eskom meeting its March 2026 or March 2027 smart meter roll-out targets looks increasingly unlikely. The utility has only installed and uploaded 75 736 smart meters on feeders affected by load reduction of its target of 577 347 for March 2026, amounting to just 13.1% of the total. The smart meters are meant to…

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Africa: Can Ndayishimiye Rewrite His African Story

Africa: Can Ndayishimiye Rewrite His African Story

As President Évariste Ndayishimiye prepares to take on the chairmanship of the African Union, Burundi stands before a rare diplomatic crossroads, and so does the man himself. Leadership of the AU is more than a ceremonial rotation; it is a continental stage that exposes, amplifies, and ultimately defines a leader’s stature far beyond his borders….

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