Takealot Group CEO Frederik Zietsman Takealot Group is ramping up on-demand delivery by repurposing its Mr D takeaway food platform to handle pet supplies, toys and other frequently purchased items in a bid to fend off growing competition. Mr D, which before the Covid-19 pandemic focused on doorstep food delivery, has been repositioning itself as…
Evan Jones, Collective X South Africans have become accustomed to bad news, particularly around the country’s dismal unemployment figures. It was around 32.9% in the first quarter of this year, up from 31.9% in Q4 2024, according to Stats SA. The picture is dire for those aged between 15 and 34, and in this segment,…
Gene Zhang, CEO of Huawei South Africa Enterprise At its 2025 South Africa Partners Forum, themed “Joining Hands with Partners for a Digital, Intelligent Future”, Huawei unveiled a major upgrade to its “Partner + Huawei” collaboration framework. The refreshed model is designed to build a stronger, more mutually beneficial ecosystem – supporting South African customers…
The future of Africa’s hospitality industry belongs to a tech-smart, hands-on, and hyper-local generation, according to Karl Hala, Group General Manager of Continental Hotels. Hala spoke at the Hotel Managers Africa Conference in Lagos, where he delivered a keynote titled “Reimagining African Hospitality: Powered by People, Built for the World.” Hala in his address outlined…
Microsoft Azure – designed by MVT Systems – powered by First Distribution. South African businesses are facing an unprecedented wave of cyber threats ransomware, phishing, insider attacks and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. The old, reactive approach to cyber security no longer cuts it. That’s where Microsoft Sentinel comes in. A cloud native SIEM and XDR solution…
Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age. As a result, they hold onto it tightly. However, this creates challenges by limiting land access for the next generation…
Space technologies are no longer a distant frontier but a critical foundation for daily life and global development, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday. Addressing delegates at a UN forum on peaceful uses of outer space, Amina Mohammed urged greater international cooperation as the world becomes increasingly reliant on satellites for everything from disaster…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters Intel’s new CEO is exploring a big change to its contract manufacturing business to win major customers, two people familiar with the matter have said, in what is a potentially expensive shift from his predecessor’s plans. If implemented, the new strategy for what Intel calls its “foundry” business would…
In the predawn darkness of June 13, Israel launched a “preemptive” attack on Iran. Explosions rocked various parts of the country. Among the targets were nuclear sites at Natanz and Fordo, military bases, research labs, and senior military residences. By the end of the operation, Israel had killed at least 974 people while Iranian missile…
AI in agriculture is rapidly shifting from being a distant concept to a practical, transformative tool. But amid all the hype, the real story that has emerged doesn’t focus on the technology itself but on the people using it. Source: Supplied Farming data should be like farming land Like any other entrepreneur, farmers operate on…
