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Vodacom recruits former JSE chief as chair succession begins
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…...
Discovery bolts AI-driven healthtech onto Vitality with Icario deal
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,…...
'This is not circular': Jensen Huang defends $3.5-billion MediaTek deal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (409+ words) Nvidia is investing US$3.5-billion in Taiwan’s MediaTek, the latest deal to widen the American chip maker’s financial ties across the AI industry. This week’s move follows Nvidia’s guarantee of up to $105-billion earlier this month for OpenAI’s Ohio data…...
JSE-listed ICT firm suspended for not paying its own dividend
2+ week, 3+ day ago (748+ words) The JSE has suspended trading in Labat Africa’s shares with immediate effect after the technology investment holding company failed to pay the first dividend in its 27 years as a listed company. In a notice published on Thursday, the JSE said…...
Traders brace for a R4.5-trillion swing in Nvidia's value
2+ week, 6+ day ago (448+ words) Options traders are pricing in a US$280-billion (R4.5-trillion) swing in Nvidia’s market value after the company reports second-quarter earnings on Wednesday afternoon, as investors seek fresh insight into the demand driving the technology sector. The chip maker’s options are…...
SpaceX breaks cover at Icasa satellite spectrum hearings
3+ week, 4+ day ago (385+ words) SpaceX has asked Icasa to resolve the black ownership rules blocking Starlink’s licensing, raising the issue at hearings ostensibly about satellite spectrum fees. Ryan Goodnight, senior director for market access and development at SpaceX, appeared before the the communications regulator…...
Finally, some good news on memory-chip prices
3+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) China’s Xiaomi said the worst period of pressure on its smartphone business had passed as the pace of memory price increases looked set to slow in the second half, while it sees its fast-growing electric vehicle business delivering a larger…...
South African inflation breaks its upward run
3+ week, 5+ day ago (397+ words) South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 4.3% year on year in July from 5% in June, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday, breaking a four-month run of accelerating prices. Economists polled by Reuters had expected inflation would ease to…...