Cell C slashes IPO price ahead of JSE debut

Cell C slashes IPO price ahead of JSE debut

Cell C has significantly cut the offer price for its upcoming listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), reducing its expected market capitalization by hundreds of millions of Rands. Read: Discovery Bank partners with Luno in SA for crypto trading In an update to investors on Friday, Blu Label Unlimited Group, Cell C’s largest shareholder,…

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Pony.ai debut, Hong Kong, WeRide, AI stocks

Pony.ai debut, Hong Kong, WeRide, AI stocks

Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.45%, while the Topix index climbed 1.11%. Japanese artificial intelligence-related companies rose: Advantest, which supplies testing equipment to Nvidia, was up 3.73%,…

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Multi-talented humanoid robot Maximus makes SA debut

Multi-talented humanoid robot Maximus makes SA debut

Dr Adam Pantanowitz, with humanoid robot Maximus. Maximus (Unitree G1), a humanoid robot developed by China-based Unitree Robotics, made its first South African public appearance this week at the Singularity Summit 2025. The two-day event, held at the Sandton Convention Centre, is a technology-focused conference that explores how exponential technologies can address humanity’s biggest challenges…

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Michael Jordaan-backed Optasia eyes Africa, Asia growth with JSE debut

Michael Jordaan-backed Optasia eyes Africa, Asia growth with JSE debut

Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada Technology-driven microfinancing specialist Optasia, which on Wednesday announced its intention to list on the JSE, aims to undertake a primary issuance worth about R1.3-billion to support organic growth and acquisitions. Speaking to TechCentral in an interview on Wednesday, Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada said the listing is meant to raise capital to…

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