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MTN Group’s previously loss-making Nigeria subsidiary reported positive retained income and net equity positions and resumed dividend payments, the telecoms group said in a third-quarter trading update for the nine months to September 30, on Monday.Group service revenue was up a strong 22.6%, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation…

African ministers and ICT leaders have endorsed a continent-wide push to build shared artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, following a ministerial forum co-hosted by South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) on the side-lines of AfricaCom in Cape Town. The forum called for…

This is a big week for South Africa, as we host the leaders of many of the world’s biggest economies at the G20 meetings, while business leaders from across the world meet at the B20 Summit. This comes hot on the heels of an upgrade in our sovereign credit rating…

Astral, the integrated poultry producer that lifted its 2025 dividend by 112% to 1 100 cents per share, plans to maintain a strong balance sheet due to the volatile environment, to fund a large pipeline of capital projects and to even possibly consider acquisitions, CEO Gary Arnold said.Speaking in an…

 Naspers, the JSE-listed ecommerce group with investments that cater to over 2 billion consumers worldwide, said on Monday it expects core headline earnings per share to increase between 20.8%-27.8% for the six months to September 30.The board considers core headline earnings a useful indicator of operating performance, as it adjusts…

The Shoprite Group, a cornerstone of South Africa's private sector, is ushering in a new era of job accessibility with its cutting-edge digital recruitment platform aimed at bridging the employment gap in local communities.As the nation grapples with a formidable unemployment crisis, the Group's initiative is a beacon of hope,…

The question of who data belongs to is a dogged question haunting national leaders of statistics formations in countries. Like migration of human beings, data crosses borders in more complex forms and it is the duty of the statistician-general to collate and make sense of the numerical evidence. Digital colonisation…

Building on her early successes, Kerry Janse van Rensburg has become a driving force in South African retail technology, leading initiatives that bridge operational efficiency with customer-centric innovation.“Change is a constant in retail, especially in the digital space. It can be daunting, but embracing it is essential if you want…

Retirement today bears little resemblance to the experience of previous generations. Longer life expectancy, increased mobility, and evolving family dynamics have changed the very fabric of retirement planning. From our experience, the traditional notion of a sudden stop to work at age 65, followed by decades of passive living, has…

As South Africans gear up for Black Friday’s annual rush of ‘unmissable’ or ‘unbeatable’ deals, the promise of saving big often masks a more expensive truth - most shoppers end up spending more, not less. The thrill of discount shopping can quietly erode long-term wealth. Black Friday is one of the largest shopping…