Apple just dropped a bomb on the Windows world

Apple just dropped a bomb on the Windows world

Apple’s new MacBook Neo The new MacBook Neo, announced by Apple late on Wednesday, is not a machine designed for power users. It certainly won’t replace anyone’s MacBook Pro or high-end gaming rig. Yet that’s exactly what makes it one of the smartest moves Apple has made in years — and one that should have…

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MultiChoice is shuttering Showmax after a costly decade

MultiChoice is shuttering Showmax after a costly decade

MultiChoice Group has officially announced the discontinuation of Showmax, signalling the end of one of Africa’s most ambitious and expensive digital experiments. The decision brings a definitive close to a platform that launched in 2015 and underwent a massive, high-stakes relaunch in 2024. Ultimately, Showmax failed to achieve commercial viability in a landscape defined by…

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Swerfvalk cements women-owned identity with new CEO

Swerfvalk cements women-owned identity with new CEO

Nqobile Hadebe, incoming CEO of Swerfvalk. Aerospace technology company Swerfvalk has appointed Nqobile Hadebe as CEO and equity shareholder, in a move that reinforces the company’s positioning as a women-owned, women-led technology firm. It says the appointment comes as Swerfvalk advances development of hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms and artificial intelligence (AI)-orchestrated drone ecosystems…

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MultiChoice pulls the plug on Showmax

MultiChoice pulls the plug on Showmax

MultiChoice Group has announced it will discontinue Showmax, drawing a line under one of Africa’s most expensive and ambitious streaming experiments. The decision brings to an end a platform that was launched in 2015 and relaunched at enormous cost in 2024, and which ultimately failed to achieve commercial viability in a market defined by low…

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