EU adds Iran's Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the move is a response to Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters.
DStv has lowered the upfront cost of its decoders, added channels to its entry-level package and introduced a new payment-splitting feature as it looks to retain price-sensitive customers in a fiercely competitive market. The changes, announced on Tuesday, come as temporary package upgrades offered over November and December wind down. MultiChoice, now owned by France’s…
Featuring EFTXpress and RecXpress. Sage partner Peresoft has announced Cashbook Version 2026 with EFTXpress and RecXpress, with scores of new features and a significant focus on security. Cashbook Version 2026, available now, includes a number of enhanced security features developed to mitigate business risk and meet the needs of auditors. Bobby Perel, Managing Director of…
OpenAI was founded in December 2015 as a non-profit AI research lab. Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank has completed an additional investment of $22.5 billion in OpenAI at the second closing of the company’s investment of up to $40 billion committed on 31 March, 2025. As a result, SoftBank says it has fully satisfied its…
President Donald Trump injected some politics into this year’s Christmas Eve phone calls with children from across the country, touching on topics like energy production and the 2020 election. Fielding calls as part of the U.S. military’s annual NORAD Tracks Santa event, Trump asked one caller what she wanted for Christmas. “Not coal,” said the…
Graphic: Xsolla Xsolla, a global video game commerce company that helps developers launch, grow, and monetize their games, today announced the expansion of Airtel Mobile Money as a local payment method to include Tanzania and Madagascar. This growth builds on Xsolla’s existing Airtel Mobile Money coverage in Africa, extending secure, mobile-first checkout experiences to more…
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed three new exchange-traded funds, giving South African investors broader access to global equities, multi-asset strategies, and international property markets, per African Markets report. The listings include two actively managed ETFs from Allan Gray in partnership with Orbis, and a global property feeder ETF from Satrix. All three products are rand-denominated…
Samsung SA extends SOS+ to more Galaxy devices. Samsung South Africa has expanded its device-embedded 24/7 emergency support tool to a wider range of Galaxy devices. Provided by AURA, Samsung SOS+ allows users to connect with emergency responders in critical situations. In an emergency, it geolocates the user and dispatches the nearest private security or…
The global business services sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in SA and a priority sector for government. South Africa’s global business services (GBS) sector shows no signs of slowing down, adding 8 180 net new international jobs from April to June. The resulted in $131 million (R2.3 billion) contributed to the country’s…
Justice and constitutional development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi. South Africa has become part of 65 United Nations (UN) member states that signed a global treaty aimed at strengthening nations’ collective defences against cyber crime. The signing, which took place in Vietnam at the weekend, makes way for the United Nations Convention Against Cyber Crime, which that…