A Finnish supercomputer could help close South Africa’s AI computing gap

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | AI and machine learning, CSIR, Daan du Toit, Damien Le Carpentier, Jabu Mtsweni, National Research Foundation, News, Pekka Metso, Sections

Finland has offered to help South African researchers reach Lumi, one of Europe’s fastest supercomputers.

GoTyme dares rival banks to make instant payments free

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | Cheslyn Jacobs, Fintech and payments, GOTyme Bank, News, PayInc, Sanlam, Sections, TymeBank

GoTyme Bank says its customers now originate about a quarter of PayShap payments to cellphone numbers.

Put the Woan’s spectrum in orbit, says Vodacom

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | AST SpaceMobile, Dejan Kastelic, Icasa, News, Satellite communications, Sections, Solly Malatsi, SpaceX, Starlink, Vodacom, Woan

Vodacom wants Icasa to assign the defunct Woan spectrum to operators for satellite-to-phone services.

Paratus continues to reshape connectivity in Namibia

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | Andrew Hall, Company News, Paratus, Paratus Namibia, Sections, Telecoms

Paratus Namibia has added nearly 600km of fibre as it expands its mobile network and data centre capacity.

AI is squeezing Google’s search growth – and its cash

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | Alphabet, Anat Ashkenazi, Bernstein, Google, Google Cloud, Investment, Microsoft, News, Nvidia, Philipp Schindler, Sections, Sundar Pichai, Thomas Kurian

AI is squeezing Google search growth: Alphabet missed ad revenue estimates and burned billions in cash.

Rate hikes threaten a household recovery built on cheaper credit

by nouman | Oct 29, 2026 | Altron, Altron FinTech, Company News, Fintech and payments, Johan Gellatly, Moody's, Roelof Botha, Sections, South African Reserve Bank

Nine straight quarters of improvement have been built on cheaper credit, not on jobs, writes Johan Gellatly.