Dis-Chem doubled its spending on X, bigly labs, its in-house technology and innovation unit, in the six months to August. The pharmacy group’s earnings fell again, even though revenue grew 8%. Headline earnings per share dropped 12.8% to 64.3c, Dis-Chem said in its interim results published after markets closed on Thursday. Revenue rose 8% to…
Datatec Group CEO Jens Montanana AI has triggered a lasting step change in demand for computing, networking and cybersecurity, Datatec CEO Jens Montanana told investors on Thursday, as the JSE-listed group reported record first-half adjusted earnings at its two biggest divisions. “There are many characteristics of a new technology supercycle,” Montanana said. “We do not…
Nomzamo Xaba visited the ITWeb studio to discuss what the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Programme is, why AWS launched it, and the role it plays in supporting entrepreneurship, skills development, and the growth of black-owned technology businesses. #aws #awseeip SA brims with potential that digital technologies can help realise. But potential needs opportunity and knowledge,…
An idea may launch a business, but endurance is written in every season that follows. The women nominated for the 2026 Innovator Trust Women in Tech Awards have carried their businesses through those seasons. Their results in revenue, growth and job creation give this year’s theme, Tech Believers, a practical meaning. This year’s nominees send…
Google has officially begun deploying Google Beam, its 3D holographic video conferencing platform, to 20 United Service Organizations (USO) centres worldwide. The deployment aims to help active-duty service members stay connected with their families through real-time, lifelike communication channels. Read: Anthropic files for historic Nasdaq IPO The global expansion follows a successful pilot program that…
Addis Ababa — Former African leaders and senior officials called for accelerated continental integration, greater investment in technological capabilities, and stronger African institutions. The call was made during a high-level panel at the 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa in Bahir Dar, where former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, former Nigerian President Goodluck…
Belief is easy to print on a banner. In tech, it has to survive a funding meeting, an acquisition system and the moment a customer clicks “pay”. Under this year’s theme, Tech Believers, the Innovator Trust has selected thought leaders to examine the questions behind that test at the Women in Tech Awards (WIT) 2026,…
From left: Professor Lynn Morris, deputy vice-chancellor: research and innovation (Wits University); professor Cuthbert Musingwini, dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (Wits University); professor Ling Cheng, Wits/Bidvest Chair in Smart Solutions (Wits University); and Webb Meko, CEO, Bidvest FM. The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in partnership with Bidvest Services International, has committed…
The SK Hynix Inc. booth at the Computex 2026 expo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Lam Yik Fei | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology stocks fell Tuesday after a sell-off in U.S. semiconductor shares sparked worries over artificial intelligence financing and intensifying competition. European chip stocks sank in early morning trade, with…
Smartphone design is pushing past traditional form factors with bold mechanical innovations. Honor has introduced its unique Robot Phone, a flagship device engineered around an automated, motorized titanium camera gimbal built directly into the frame for dynamic stabilization and intelligent tracking. Meanwhile, RugOne has debuted the XSnap 7 Pro, a rugged smartphone featuring a modular,…
