Shoprite Group’s Checkers Sixty60 sales have shown a steady increase. Digital commerce sales via last-mile delivery platform Sixty60 increased by 34.6%, for the six months ended 28 December. This, as the retail giant group increased merchandise sales by 7.2%, measuring approximately R136.8 billion. The Shoprite Group states the growth equates to an additional R9.2 billion…
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Ignition Group and MVNX power YOMO, South Africa’s first youth-focused MVNO, connecting young people to affordable data, skills, income and digital opportunities. Ignition Group, one of Africa’s leading technology and services companies, is proud to announce its role in powering YOMO, South Africa’s first youth-focused Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). The new network is powered…
David Barrett, CEO of EBC Financial Group (UK). The rapid growth of digital banking is creating opportunities for cyber criminals to use deepfake technology, particularly AI-generated voice and video scams, to commit fraud. Experts warn of deepfake investment content and impersonation tactics spread on social media and messaging apps. This is according to global financial…
The author, Luno’s Marius Reitz By the end of 2025, it had become clear, even to the most hardened sceptics, that digital assets, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology were no longer on the fringe of the traditional finance system but rather embedded in global finance, investment markets and payment systems. The real question for 2026 is…
iOCO co-CEO Rhys Summerton. (Photograph supplied) JSE-listed technology services company iOCO, formerly known as EOH, is forging ahead with its share buyback scheme. On Friday, iOCO announced it has repurchased an additional 2 183 365 shares under its ongoing share buyback programme. The shares were bought back between 2 January and 29 January, at prices…
JSE-listed IT services group iOCO has repurchased a further 2.18 million of its own shares, continuing a buyback programme launched last year. In a voluntary statement published on Friday, iOCO — previously EOH Holdings — said the shares were bought between 2 and 29 January 2026 at prices ranging from R4.31 to R4.65, for a…
The Doomsday Clock, run by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, is set at 85 seconds to catastrophe. (Image: Nicola Mawson | The Doomsday Clock, Pexels and Freepik) The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its weaponisation has helped push the Doomsday Clock to its closest point to catastrophe ever – 85 seconds to…
The author, Richard Firth South Africa is known all over the world for its natural beauty, its mineral resources and (sometimes) its sporting prowess. Now we are also becoming known as the place to go for cost-effective skills. Netflix is the latest multinational investing in a South African skills base, joining giants like Amazon and…
WhatsApp’s ‘strict account settings’ are rolling out gradually. Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has released ‘strict account settings’ − a new security feature to protect users against cyber attacks. It introduces lockdown-style protections aimed at users who face higher risks of targeted cyber attacks, including journalists and public-facing figures. According to Statista, WhatsApp has over…
