3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (880+ words) GWM’s Ora 5 battery-electric vehicle Much has been written about how miserable electric vehicle sales have been in South Africa. Car makers evidently think that is about to change. At the Festival of Motoring at Kyalami from 28-30 August, at least 19 battery-electric…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (579+ words) Apple on Wednesday unveiled a foldable called iPhone Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company’s flagship product. The US$1 999 starting price for the iPhone Duo means it will could cost north of R50 000 when it is launched in…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (592+ words) South Africa’s banks have lost the body through which they collectively governed the national payment system. On 2 September, the Reserve Bank’s recognition of the Payments Association of South Africa as the country’s payment system management body lapsed, ending a self-regulatory…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (615+ words) South Africa’s biggest regulated crypto platforms have taken their fight public, forming a coalition and launching a petition against draft rules that would bar local companies from making cross-border payments in crypto assets. At issue is the draft crypto asset…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (615+ words) South Africa’s biggest regulated crypto platforms have taken their fight public, forming a coalition and launching a petition against draft rules that would bar local companies from making cross-border payments in crypto assets. At issue is the draft crypto asset…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (402+ words) Former JSE CEO Leila Fourie Vodacom Group has appointed former JSE CEO Leila Fourie to its board as an alternate director to chairman Saki Macozoma, with effect from 9 October 2026. In a notice to shareholders on Tuesday, the group said Fourie…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (608+ words) Listed pharmacy retail giant Dis-Chem is rebuilding its mobile app from scratch and replacing the e-commerce platform underneath it, with a public release targeted for the end of 2026. It is a move that will decide whether the group can defend…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (400+ words) Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition in China’s premium handset market ahead of Apple’s product launch later this week. Huawei’s new Mate XT2 series, which fold out twice into a tablet-sized screen, features its…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (263+ words) South Africa is set to gain another Indian Ocean subsea cable landing. Orange has announced a new submarine cable, ReuNION, that will run from La Réunion to the South African coast, with the French island’s operators moving to replace ageing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (196+ words) Discovery is buying its way deeper into US health technology. On 1 September, two months after its financial year ended and two days before it reported annual results, the group’s wholly owned US subsidiary Vitality Group International acquired 100% of Icario Holdco,…...