Most of South Africa’s five largest banks are increasing their spend on IT – excluding staff costs – in single-digit percentages, their most recent full-year financial results show. However, Capitec – although not the biggest spender in absolute terms – bucked the industry trend by increasing its spend by 32% year on year for the…
The author, Jessica Gbedemah When Elon Musk claimed earlier this year that Starlink was being blocked in South Africa because of black economic empowerment rules, it ignited a debate that went far beyond satellite internet. Communications regulator Icasa quickly countered that no application for a licence had been received. The clash has left South Africa…
WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon at the White House, just days after Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin left an Alaska summit without a ceasefire deal. Zelenskyy is traveling to Washington, D.C., alongside several European leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO…
Google has released a brief video teaser for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, confirming the device ahead of its official launch event next week. The teaser suggests the new foldable will have a design very similar to the previous Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Read: Nedbank acquires payments fintech iKhokha for R1.65 billion The 30-second video…
Russia’s Vladimir Putin sounded positive Thursday on the eve of his talks with President Donald Trump in Alaska, saying he believed the American leader was making “quite energetic and sincere efforts” toward peace in Ukraine. A day ahead of their summit, Putin convened a meeting of advisers “to inform you about how the negotiation process…
Kate Whannel Political reporter BBC Starmer and Zelensky walk through the Downing Street rose garden together Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street for private discussions. The pair met ahead of a vital summit in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday…
Air Canada preparing for potential weekend strike Air Canada preparing for potential weekend strike 00:23 Air Canada said it will start cancelling flights on Thursday ahead of a possible strike by its flight attendants, which the airline said will allow for an orderly shutdown of Canada’s largest airline. The airline said Wednesday the first flights…
CoreWeave‘s stock dropped 18% after the renter of artificial intelligence data centers reported a bigger-than-expected loss. In its second quarterly financial results as a public company, CoreWeave reported an adjusted loss of 27 cents per share, compared to a loss of 21 cents per share expected by analysts polled by LSEG. CoreWeave’s results came as…
President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of numerous NATO countries were set to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday ahead of Friday’s scheduled summit in Alaska between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump is slated to be in the White House. Zelenskyy will join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, the…
BulkSMS powers ahead under new parent brand, Celerity. (Image: Supplied) BulkSMS, one of South Africa’s most established and trusted business messaging platforms, enters an exciting new chapter as part of Celerity, a newly launched parent brand focused on powering secure, scalable communications infrastructure across the continent and beyond. With over two decades of experience delivering…
