“No disruption is expected for homes and vehicles [using piped gas]. The government has given priority to these two sectors,” says Rahul Chopra, managing director for the Haryana City Gas Distribution Limited, a countrywide gas company with around 100,000 domestic consumers and 195 CNG fuel stations.
Mastercard will buy stablecoin payments infrastructure firm BVNK for up to US$1.8-billion, as the card giant deepens its push into blockchain-based transfers. Increasing regulatory clarity and broader usage of stablecoins have created opportunities for card networks to expand beyond traditional cards into faster, lower-cost digital payment systems. Mastercard and rival Visa are competing to establish…
Venezuela stunned the United States in the World Baseball Classic final, beating the Americans 3-2 for the country’s first WBC title. Maikel Garcia got Venezuela on the board with a sacrifice fly that scored Salvador Perez in the top of the 3rd. Then Wilyer Abreu added another run with a solo shot in the 5th. …
South Africa stands at a critical juncture: our economy must diversify beyond traditional sectors if we are to remain competitive in a rapidly digitising world. The global race toward digital transformation is accelerating, and we cannot afford to watch from the sidelines while others adapt faster than we do. Becoming a significant African digital economy…
Taipei, Taiwan – As thousands of Chinese government officials gathered in Beijing for China’s annual legislative meetings known as the “two sessions” this month, at least a dozen active and retired military officers were absent from the proceedings. Among the absentees was General Zhang Youxia, who has been under investigation since late January for “suspected…
At SXSW, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström announced a major shift in how the platform handles recommendations: the Taste Profile. This new AI-powered feature allows users to directly intervene in their discovery algorithms, offering a level of manual customisation previously unavailable on the platform. The feature is set to enter beta for Premium users in New…
The Negishi Maru crude oil tanker sails towards JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.’s Negishi refinery in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s exports climbed 4.2%% from a year ago in February, marking a sharp slowdown after hitting an over-three-year high in January. However, the increase was higher…
Increasing chip costs are starting to affect SIM cards. (Graphic by Nicola Mawson, with images from Freepik) JSE-listed MTN says it hasn’t seen the effects of a shortage of computing components due to the rapid growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry’s demand for chipsets – yet. AI companies’ ramp-up of data centres to cater…
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MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita said the pan-African telecommunications giant would exit Iran if given the opportunity. Speaking at the group’s annual results presentation for the year ended 31 December 2025 on Monday, Mupita painted a picture of a business that has become increasingly difficult to manage, with the group having no executives on the…
