Europe stands at a crossroads: compete meaningfully in the AI race or stick to its world-leading climate goals. “It’s like a fork in the road moment for Europe,” Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives told CNBC. The bloc can either “play in the future” or risk “missing a big part of this technology wave.” The dilemma is compounded…
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images It’s been two days since news broke that Nvidia was spending $20…
Pieter Pienaar, an MCom Accounting Sciences student at the University of Pretoria (UP), has been named the winner of the 2025 Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC), which was held alongside the Microsoft Excel World Championship (MEWC) in Las Vegas, USA from 1-3 December. Pieter Pienaar with his MECC trophy – Credit FMWC The MECC, founded…
South Africa’s big three telecommunications operators have all reported numbers in recent weeks, and the theme is clear: competition in prepaid has intensified sharply. Telkom’s resurgence has put pressure on both MTN and Vodacom, with MTN acknowledging it has “discernibly” lost prepaid market share. Watch the interview This is one of the topics covered in…
After 16 weeks of nail-biting competition, the 2025 Nedbank Pitch & Polish season came to a thrilling conclusion with a life-changing win for Gauteng entrepreneur Prudence Mabaso, founder of The Kitchen Wrap Company. Prudence walked away with the top prize worth R1 million – made up of R650 000 in cash and a R350 000…
Ahead of the 7th AU-EU Summit, scheduled to take place in Luanda, Angola, on 24-25 November 2025, the African Union(AU) and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the AU have launched the “#AUEU25 Through Our Lens” Photography Competition as part of the year-long commemoration marking 25 years of the African Union-European Union (AU-EU)…
Competition Commission deputy commissioner Hardin Ratshisusu Artificial intelligence poses a challenge for competition regulators, which must balance a desire for innovation and economic growth with the possibility that monopolistic, AI-driven markets could develop, leading to the exclusion of some segments of society. If regulators are unable to get this balance right, they could stifle the…
MTN South Africa has revised its mid-term service revenue guidance downwards as the operator faces stiffer competition in its home market, despite a positive upswing in its operations in the rest of Africa. The business “continues to navigate an environment characterised by elevated competitive intensity and ongoing pressure on consumers”, MTN Group said in its…
With youth unemployment sitting at 44.6%, many young South Africans are no longer waiting for jobs that may never come – they’re creating their own. While necessity is a major driver, locals are also starting businesses to make a difference, build wealth, or continue a family legacy. The result is a growing wave of youth-led startups, side hustles…
The protracted, multibillion-rand investment by Vodacom in Vumatel owner Maziv led an “unprecedented” legal challenge to the competition appeal court (CAC) at a hearing into the matter on Tuesday. The Competition Commission U-turned earlier this month when it announced it was now in favour of the deal following negotiations with Vodacom and Maziv. It had…
