Lesaka pushes out Bank Zero deal deadline

Lesaka pushes out Bank Zero deal deadline

Lesaka Technologies has extended the long-stop date for its R1.1-billion acquisition of Bank Zero by nearly six months, to 31 January 2027, as the dual-listed fintech waits on the last of the regulatory consents needed to close the transaction. In a filing, Lesaka said it agreed with the sellers on 11 June to move the…

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3D heart mapping opens treatment pathway in SA

3D heart mapping opens treatment pathway in SA

The case highlights the growing role of collaboration in delivering highly-specialised treatment using South African expertise. (Image source: 123RF) A multidisciplinary team at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital in Cape Town successfully carried out an advanced procedure to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder in a patient whose condition had not responded to standard treatment options….

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Mike Waltz says Iranian officials aren’t “good guys,” but Trump administration is “laser focused” on nuclear program

Mike Waltz says Iranian officials aren’t “good guys,” but Trump administration is “laser focused” on nuclear program

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the Trump administration is “laser focused” on addressing Iran’s nuclear program in an interview Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as the U.S. and Iran hold thorny talks in Switzerland. Earlier Sunday, Vice President JD Vance and other U.S. officials entered a conference room…

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Post Office moves to exit business rescue

Post Office moves to exit business rescue

The South African Post Office’s joint business rescue practitioners have asked the high court to end the entity’s business rescue, declaring the adopted plan substantially implemented nearly three years after the troubled state-owned company was placed under supervision. Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons launched the application in the Pretoria high court on 12 June, seeking…

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KZN learners win Vodacom Eco-Warriors competition

KZN learners win Vodacom Eco-Warriors competition

Learners from St John Paul II Secondary School won Vodacom SA’s 2026 Eco-Warriors Sustainability Competition. (Image supplied) Learners from St John Paul II Secondary School in Elandskop, KwaZulu-Natal, have won Vodacom South Africa’s 2026 Eco-Warriors Sustainability Competition. Vodacom South Africa launched the competition in October 2025 to encourage learners from grades nine to 11 at…

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