iStore slashes prices for 20th birthday
iStore South Africa is marking 20 years in South Africa. To kick off our celebrations, it is launching the 20-Year Sale — a nationwide event running from 23 May to 5 June 2025 across all iStore retail locations, online, and via the newly-launched iStore iOS app....
Africa braces for tariff shocks
As the US imposes higher tariffs with global ramifications, African Development Bank Group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina has warned that these measures could trigger significant economic disruptions across Africa, affecting numerous nations and accelerating a...
Supply chain under pressure as trade patterns shift
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Blue Label reports profits up 4%
Blue Label Telecoms has reported revenue of R7,6-billion for the six months ended 30 November 2023, with an increase in gross profit of 4% to R1,6-billion (2022: R1,54-billion). The gross profit margin increased from 15,67% to 21,08%, and core headline earnings for...
Intel debuts systems foundry for the AI era
Intel has launched Intel Foundry as a more sustainable systems foundry business designed for the AI era and announced an expanded process roadmap designed to establish leadership into the latter part of this decade. The company also highlighted customer momentum and...
Nvidia reaps revenue, earnings rewards from AI
Nvidia has reported that revenue for the fourth quarter ended 28 January 2024 was $22,1-billion, up 22% from the previous quarter and up 265% from a year ago. For the quarter, GAAP earnings per diluted share was $4.93, up 33% from the previous quarter and up 765% from...
AI helps KLM to combat food waste
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is wasting less food on board aircraft thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). AI programs enable the company to better predict how many passengers who have booked will actually board a flight. This allows the exact number of required meals to...
New Intel processors bring the AI experience closer
Kathy Gibson reports – End users and partners need to prepare for what’s coming in the technology world – and artificial intelligence (AI) is going to being driving a lot of the changes. Intel South Africa’s Kobus de Beer, speaking at a Pinnacle SME Windows 11 event,...
AI helps users claw back time and energy
Kathy Gibson reports – So often we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) in general terms, as an abstract concept that is somehow peripheral to our lives. But the reality is that it could have a profound effect on the way we live and work, says Michelle Olivier,...
AI and the move to real copilots
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SayHi brings DialFire to SA
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Ecobank raises $450m in Eurobond subscription
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MR Price lists on A2X
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New MD for PaySpace
PaySpace has appointed Sandra Crous as its new MD, effective 1 April 2019. The move follows a 32-year run at Sage in South Africa, where Crous fulfilled diverse roles including sales director, later taking up the helm as vice-president for midmarket Africa and Middle...
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nCipher, Credence Security extend distribution agreement
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Junior Programmer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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