Capitec’s non-bank bet is paying off, big time

by nouman | Sep 30, 2026 | Banking, Capitec, Capitec Connect, Cell C, FNB Connect, Mercantile Bank, News, Sasfin, Sections

Capitec’s fintech business contributed R2.7-billion to headline earnings, about three-quarters of what its personal bank earned.

A shrinking JSE goes hunting for tech SMEs

by nouman | Sep 30, 2026 | Duarte da Silva, JSE, Kapa Biosystems, News, Patrick Krappie, Roche, Sections, SMEs and start-ups, Technology Innovation Agency, Titus Mathe, Vuyo Lee

The JSE and the Technology Innovation Agency have picked 10 tech SMEs for a pilot preparing them to raise capital.

Apple’s next big category is the smart home – and it has a launch date

by nouman | Sep 30, 2026 | Amazon, Apple, Electronics and hardware, Google, John Ternus, News, Sections

Apple’s smart-home hub will recognise household members and personalise responses, putting AI on walls and countertops.

Africa’s internet bridge to the US gets an upgrade

by nouman | Sep 30, 2026 | Adriano Caldevilla, Algar Telecom, Angola Cables, Antel, Ciena, Fernando Capella, Google, Internet and connectivity, News, Sections

New Ciena equipment will let the Angola-Brazil-US cable route carry more data without laying new fibre.

Mustek profit soars even as gross margin shrinks

by nouman | Sep 30, 2026 | Absa, BDO, Business AI, CyberAntix, Hein Engelbrecht, Investment, Mecer Inter-Ed, Mustek, News, Novus Holdings, Numus Capital, RMB, Sections, Yangtze Optics Africa

Mustek profit nearly tripled in FY2026, but gross margin shrank and cheaper debt and forex gains did the work.

OpenAI launches always-on dots agents to take on Meta

by nouman | Sep 30, 2026 | AI and machine learning, Alex Karp, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Instinct, Meta, News, OpenAI, Palantir, Romain Huet, Sam Altman, Sections

OpenAI’s always-on dots agents chase goals across apps on their own, taking the fight to Meta Platforms.