Uber’s mega-deal hands Prosus a R40-billion exit

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 16, 2026 | Delivery Hero, Naspers, News, Prosus, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Uber, Uber Eats

Prosus is set to pocket about €2.1-billion from the sale of its remaining stake in Delivery Hero to Uber.

The plan to stop AI from breaking the world

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 16, 2026 | AI and machine learning, Amazon, Anthropic, Chamath Palihapitiya, Dario Amodei, DeepSeek, Demis Hassabis, Elon Musk, Google, Google DeepMind, Howard Lutnick, Microsoft, News, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sections, Sriram Krishnan, Tang Jie, Tom Wheeler, xAI, Zhipu AI

Frontier labs have backed Demis Hassabis’s call for a self-regulator, but critics warn it hands Washington the off-switch.

Eskom Green cleared for take-off

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 16, 2026 | Dan Marokane, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Eskom Green, Mteto Nyati, News, Rivoningo Mnisi, Sections

Eskom has secured the government approvals it needs to establish Eskom Green as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Selling vapour is corporate suicide in slow motion

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 16, 2026 | IT services, Jannie van Zyl, News, Sections

Promising what you haven’t built is the fastest way to win a deal. It’s also the first move in a slow corporate suicide.

Karooooo’s growth bet pays off with record subscriber haul

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 16, 2026 | Cartrack, Karoooo, News, Sections, Watts & Wheels, Zak Calisto

Karooooo has reported record quarterly subscriber growth, with South Africa leading the charge.

SpaceX shares slide below listing price

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 16, 2026 | Elon Musk, Investment, News, Sections, SpaceX

SpaceX shares dropped below their initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday.