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Eskom to Start Mining Bitcoin to Protect South Africa’s Grid

Eskom is exploring Bitcoin mining as a way to absorb excess electricity and stabilise South Africa’s power grid. Here’s how it works

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Bag Drop Launches Smart Luggage Lockers at the V&A Waterfront

Bag Drop has launched smart luggage lockers at the V&A Waterfront, giving tourists a secure way to store bags and explore Cape Town hands-free

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Lesaka Finally Turns a Profit: The End-User Play is Paying Off

Lesaka posted its first profit since 2022. Here’s how cutting low-margin businesses and refocusing the model away from B2B and onto trusted B2C made it work

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Fibertime and EasyEquities Just Rewrote the Rules of SME Employee Retirement

A startup and a scale-up have launched a new employee retirement model that flips the script by giving staff visibility and control over their savings

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Microsoft's New Content Marketplace Lets Publishers Earn Money from AI Bots

Microsoft’s new content marketplace will pay publishers when AI uses their work. Here’s how it works and why it matters

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Why ZARU Stablecoin Launch Signals Institutional Shift In South Africa’s Crypto Market

Luno, Sanlam, EasyEquities and Lesaka have launched ZARU, a rand-backed stablecoin designed for institutional settlement and cross-border payments

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FMO Invests R340m’s Local-Currency Funding In Lula

South African SME lender Lula has secured R340 million in funding from FMO, strengthening its ability to expand fast, data-driven lending to SMEs

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SA’s Orca & Petl Pay (Rafiki) Selected For Visa Africa's FinTech Accelerator

Two South African-founded FinTech startups, Orca and Petl Pay (formerly Rafiki OS), have been selected for the fifth cohort of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator, joining 18 companies from 28 African markets in the latest intake

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Sixty60 Growth Outpaces Shoprite As On-Demand Sales Rise 34.6%

Shoprite’s interim results show Sixty60 growing 34.6%, highlighting how scale, store density and logistics are reshaping South African retail

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Eskom to Start Mining Bitcoin to Protect South Africa’s Grid

Bag Drop Launches Smart Luggage Lockers at the V&A Waterfront

Lesaka Finally Turns a Profit: The End-User Play is Paying Off

Fibertime and EasyEquities Just Rewrote the Rules of SME Employee Retirement

Microsoft's New Content Marketplace Lets Publishers Earn Money from AI Bots

Why ZARU Stablecoin Launch Signals Institutional Shift In South Africa’s Crypto Market

FMO Invests R340m’s Local-Currency Funding In Lula

SA’s Orca & Petl Pay (Rafiki) Selected For Visa Africa's FinTech Accelerator

Sixty60 Growth Outpaces Shoprite As On-Demand Sales Rise 34.6%

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