Pick n Pay has launched a paid tier of its Smart Shopper loyalty programme at R99/month, the same price Shoprite charges for Xtra Savings Plus, the paid tier of its Checkers and Shoprite loyalty programme. Smart Shopper Pro, announced on Thursday, gives members unlimited free deliveries on asap! orders over R350, triple points on fresh…
Canal+ is set to cut the price of DStv’s top package by as much as 42% in large parts of Anglophone Africa as it rolls out new and updated bouquets following South Africa’s September overhaul. So far, DStv has confirmed only in Kenya that its new top package replaces Premium. Elsewhere, the cuts vary widely…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to push value addition, mineral beneficiation and industrialisation across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) during Zimbabwe’s chairmanship of the regional bloc. Mnangagwa said African countries must move away from exporting raw materials and instead process their natural resources locally to create jobs, boost industrial development and…
Addis Abeba — Ghana is projected to overtake Ethiopia as Africa’s eighth-largest economy in 2026, with its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast to reach US$128.64 billion, exceeding Ethiopia’s projected US$127.15 billion by US$1.49 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) October 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO), as reported by African Business Insider on 17…
The University of Kigali (UoK) has expanded its executive education footprint beyond Rwanda, partnering with J. Soji-George Consulting Nigeria Limited and the Lagos State Ministry of Establishments and Training to deliver an AI, Governance and Economic Transformation (AI-GET) Executive Leadership Masterclass for senior public officials. Held on 7-8 October 2026 at the Education Resource Centre,…
Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart-home products, including an iPad-like device called the HomeView, which is meant to hang on walls or sit on tabletops and will showcase its Siri virtual assistant, upgraded with AI. The HomeView, which costs from US$299 and ships next month, is Apple’s latest entry into…
Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico’s Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday that Simon’s maximum sustained winds increased to 155 miles per hour. The hurricane center said it expects Simon to approach Mexico’s west-central coast on Sunday as a major hurricane, which is…
Shoprite has started selling prepaid airtime, data and digital vouchers through Sixty60, adding the on-demand app to a value-added services business that is already offered through its tills, its Money Market Account and, since August, point-of-sale terminals in spaza shops. Customers can buy airtime and data for Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Cell C and Shoprite’s own…
Lawyers present hallucinated cases, a judge had ChatGPT reconcile car payments and another tested it on dubious citations, while experts say judges must stay accountable.
Trump retaliated against Canada’s counter-tariffs on $20bn worth of US imports by banning $1bn of Canadian goods. Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026 The United States is implementing a ban on nearly $1bn in imports from Canada, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban took effect early Tuesday and is likely to…
