Remgro’s fibre infrastructure arm, CIVH, has swung to profitability after the implementation of the landmark Vodacom transaction and strong operational performances from both Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa. In interim results for the six months to 31 December 2025, released on Wednesday, Remgro said CIVH reported headline earnings of R216-million for the period, representing a…
Journalist Chris Hedges speaks to Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s first year and the future of US democracy. One year into Donald Trump’s return to office, a wave of hardline actions – from volatile ICE raids to growing concern over political pressure on the media – has raised alarm about the expansion of the president’s…
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Portugal’s global trading empire – from fortified ports to faith-fuelled profits – across Africa, Brazil, and Asia. The Portuguese Empire was built through ports, trade routes and slavery. Control of fortified ports allowed Portugal to dominate maritime commerce across Africa, Brazil and Asia, creating an empire based on movement rather than territory. Faith played a…
On Christmas Day in 1497, Vasco da Gama rounded the southern tip of Africa. He named the land he encountered Natalis–Portuguese for Christmas. Today, it is known as KwaZulu-Natal. Da Gama’s voyage opened a new maritime artery linking Europe directly to India, bypassing the overland routes controlled by Arab and Ottoman intermediaries. It was not…
Bubble? What bubble? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he does not see an AI bubble, but rather a tipping point. In his view, the kind of computing his company specialises in will come to suffuse everything from writing code to running legions of robots in the everyday world, stoking…
Valve’s new Linux-powered gaming console Valve on Wednesday laid out its most ambitious hardware push ever: a living-room “Steam Machine” console, a new Steam controller and a “Steam Frame” VR headset – all running SteamOS, Valve’s Linux-based platform. Crucially, Valve isn’t naming a price yet, but it did reveal the launch window: early 2026. At…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group on Wednesday said it facilitated US$460-billion (R8.1-trillion) in transactions through its mobile money platforms in the past year, including in Kenya, underscoring just how important financial services has become to the JSE-listed telecommunications operator. “The sustained growth of our financial services is particularly pleasing as this seeks to…
It begins with a promise. A satellite dish on a tin roof. A blinking terminal in the middle of rural Kisii. Suddenly, a boy can watch a YouTube video without buffering. A teacher downloads a lesson plan in seconds. A clinic sends health records to the capital without delay. It feels like the future has…
