2025 global tech sector layoffs surpass 200k

2025 global tech sector layoffs surpass 200k

2025 saw global tech sector layoffs reach 244 851. In 2025, 244 851 people were laid off in the global technology industry. This, as companies like Intel, Amazon and Microsoft, among others, continued to intensify investments in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This is according to data released by RationalFX, which tallied figures based on layoff…

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Political war erupts over BEE in the ICT sector

Political war erupts over BEE in the ICT sector

Communications minister Solly Malatsi The ANC has delivered a withering rebuke of communications minister Solly Malatsi’s final policy directive on black economic empowerment and regulatory alignment, arguing that it goes beyond the minister’s legal authority and threatens transformation, national security and regulatory independence. In a statement on Saturday, the party condemned Malatsi’s policy directive to…

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Angola unveils landmark gas consortium project, boosting energy sector and national economy

Angola unveils landmark gas consortium project, boosting energy sector and national economy

Angola’s President João Lourenço. PHOTO/UGC. By ENERGY CORRESPONDENT [email protected] Angola has made a significant leap forward in its energy sector with the launch of the Soyo non-associated gas plant and the establishment of the new gas consortium (NGC). The development expected to drive economic growth, industrial diversification, and enhanced energy security nationwide was announced in…

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Pepkor secures approval to join the sector

Pepkor secures approval to join the sector

South African discount retailer Pepkor Holdings has received regulatory approval to establish a banking presence, it said on Tuesday, as it expands beyond retail and basic financial services. Pepkor said in a statement that it had secured approval from the Prudential Authority in November, enabling it to enter South Africa’s competitive banking sector. The company…

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Government seeks private sector partners to rebuild broken Post Office

Government seeks private sector partners to rebuild broken Post Office

The communications & digital technologies department has issued a wide-ranging request for information (RFI) inviting potential partners to help modernise and commercialise key parts of the South African Post Office (Sapo), including its digital platform. It forms part of the company’s turnaround strategy to optimise its assets and infrastructure through partnerships with both the private…

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Africa: Cambridge, SEC Nigeria Partner to Bridge Innovation, Regulation Gaps in Africa’s Fintech Sector

Africa: Cambridge, SEC Nigeria Partner to Bridge Innovation, Regulation Gaps in Africa’s Fintech Sector

The partners aim to cultivate a generation of African digital leaders who can strike a balance between innovation and effective regulation. Cambridge Enterprise and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria have partnered to enhance Africa’s capacity to strike a balance between innovation and regulation within the continent’s rapidly evolving fintech landscape. The collaboration is…

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Google, YouTube to pour R688m into SA’s media sector

Google, YouTube to pour R688m into SA’s media sector

The Competition Commission found that Google and YouTube reproduce South African news content, but provide no remuneration to local publishers. Google and YouTube have agreed to establish a combined R688 million media support package to fund national, community and vernacular media in SA. This is one of the key recommended remedies in the Competition Commission’s…

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