The European Commission does not think that imposing a network fee on big technology companies is a viable solution to the debate over who should fund the roll-out of 5G and broadband, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Thursday. The issue pits Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Telecom Italia against Google, Facebook, Netflix,…
For baseball fans across the country, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend is the capstone to a storied career of broken records. But for players of Asian descent, it’s also a profound moment of recognition and visibility. Suzuki, who spent the majority of his 19 years in Major League…
Obsidian Systems chief marketing officer Angela Ho On 30 June 2025, more than 100 professionals from across South Africa’s leading finance, telecommunications, retail and IT sectors tuned in to the highly anticipated webinar “Automation in Jira: Do More with Less”. This collaborative event was hosted by Obsidian Systems and Atlassian, and powered by TechCentral. In…
The fraudsters used the name of a genuine US-registered company to create an illusion of credibility. A number of South Africans have been left devastated after falling victim to an online Ponzi scheme known as Medical Digital Intelligence (MDI). Promising high returns through supposed investments in virtual pharmaceutical products, the scam has swindled citizens out…
Laura Gozzi & Paul Kirby BBC News Reuters Security is tight at the Nato summit – President Trump’s first since 2019 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia’s president understands only the language of force and that Tuesday’s “historic” Nato summit in The Hague will aim to ensure peace in Europe for generations to…
From left: Mina Shahid, founder of Numida Technologies; Tesh Mbaabu, co-founder of Chpter and previously MarketForce; and Alexander Odhiambo, co-founder of Solutech Limited Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes Kenya has long been celebrated for its entrepreneurial spirit, where necessity meets ingenuity and ambition. Nowhere is this more evident than in Nairobi, a city increasingly recognised as…
