Second cyclone slams into Madagascar
NASA captured images of the second powerful tropical cyclone in two weeks to strike Madagascar. On 31 January, Fytia battered the remote northwestern coast of the island with destructive winds and torrential rains that displaced thousands of people. Less than two...
Meta builds AI infrastructure with Nvidia
Nvidia has announced a multiyear, multigenerational strategic partnership with Meta spanning on-premises, cloud and AI infrastructure. Meta will build hyperscale data centers optimized for both training and inference in support of the company’s long-term AI...
Seasonal shopping a rich hunting ground for phishers
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Vodacom, Maziv deal gets the go-ahead
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has approved Vodacom’s acquisition of a 30% interest in Maziv. The transaction implementation data will be Monday (1 December 2025). Maziv will house all of the fibre assets owned by Community Investment...
The role of SEZs in digital infrastructure investment
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Net salaries remain unchanged in October
The PayInc Net Salary Index, which tracks the average nominal net salaries of around 2,1-million South African earners, moved sideways in October 2025, but remained higher year-on-year, signalling stronger spending ahead of the busy year-end shopping period....
Energy, water, skills could hobble data centres in the AI age
The global acceleration of artificial intelligence continues to reshape investment flows, digital infrastructure and economic growth. According to a new global analysis by Coface, data centres - the backbone of AI development are expanding at an unprecedented pace,...
Lower interest rates provide household relief
The results of the Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index (AFHRI) for the second quarter of 2025 were released today, confirming some relief for households during the first half of the year. Although the AFHRI showed a healthy year-on-year improvement of 2.3%, the...
Card spending rebounds ahead of holiday spending
The final quarter of the year is widely seen as a performance anchor for South African retailers, with elevated consumer spending expected to offset weaker months, boost profitability, and influence year-ahead strategies on inventory and pricing. Seasonal demand,...
AI-driven cartels challenge traditional antitrust systems
Digital cartels and algorithmic coordination could threaten antitrust processes and automatically collaborate on pricing. This was one of the topics under discussion at the 10th Anniversary International Conference “Antitrust Policy: Science, Practice, Education...
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DLP helps to enhance and empower cybersecurity posture
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AI energy score measures AI model efficiency
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JSE, RI debut data-led ESG, sustainability analytics
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Boundaries between digital and physical shopping crumble
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