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Feb 11, 2026
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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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Feb 9, 2026
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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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Feb 9, 2026
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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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Feb 6, 2026
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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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Feb 5, 2026
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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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Feb 5, 2026
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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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Feb 3, 2026
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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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Feb 3, 2026
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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
