Sir Keir Starmer has called on TNT Sports to make next Saturday’s Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris St-Germain free-to-air The UK prime minister has written to the broadcaster to “strongly urge you to reconsider” a decision to make the final available to subscribers only. Every previous final since the Champions League format was introduced to the European Cup in 1992 has been made available to watch free of charge in the UK. In a letter to TNT executives, Starmer wrote: “I was saddened to see that, for the first time since the competition started 34 years ago, TNT...
PayPal Announces New Global Goal to Support 25 Million People and Small Businesses by 2030
PayPal today announced a new global goal to support 25 million people and small businesses with the resources, skills, and training they need to thrive in the digital economy. The goal is outlined in PayPal’s 2025 Global Impact Report, published recently, and reflects the company’s continued focus on expanding economic opportunity and helping entrepreneurs thrive in a rapidly evolving world. “Small businesses are the backbone of the global economy, and at PayPal, we believe digital technologies can help level the playing field,” said Amy Bonitatibus, Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer at PayPal. “By equipping entrepreneurs with the tools, training, and access they need to innovate and compete,...
Things to know before Upgrading Laptop Ram writes Nilakshi Garg
Do you want to know if can desktop ram be used in laptops? Well, if you are also struggling with this question in your mind, then you don’t have to struggle with it much as we will give you a clarity regarding this. There was a time when simply adding more (or faster) memory would speed up a sluggish laptop. Today, though, it’s not always ideal to start with that improvement. Well, if you want to boost the performance of your laptop then upgrading your laptop’s RAM is a must. The temporary data that your computer needs to access fast is...
SmallBiz Matters: Why Marketing Consistency Matters for Small Businesses
For many small businesses, marketing is not necessarily the problem; consistency is. Across South Africa, small business owners are expected to manage operations, finances, customer service, sales, administration, and increasingly, digital communication. In many businesses, the founder is also the marketer, social media manager, and designer. The result is that communication often becomes reactive rather than strategic. A business may post actively for a few days, disappear for weeks, then return online only when sales slow down. Flyers are recreated from scratch every month. Presentations look different every time they are shared. Logos, colours, and messaging shift constantly across platforms....
Microsoft hired the Industry’s Most-Read Gaming Analyst to fix Xbox
Microsoft just hired the guy who has spent years telling the industry what is wrong with Xbox. Matthew Ball, the analyst whose annual State of Video Gaming report gets read across boardrooms, is now Xbox’s Chief Strategy Officer. His job is to fix a console business losing ground to Sony and Nintendo, with Valve about to join the fight. That is how bad things have gotten in Redmond. The Job Ball Is Walking Into Microsoft’s gaming division is having a rough year, with console sales squeezed by a global memory shortage. Studio closures and game cancellations followed July 2025 layoffs...
Disney+ Hikes South African Prices by 12.5% to R179 Per Month
Disney+ is increasing prices in South Africa by 12.5% per month to R179 for the video streaming service’s monthly premium plan, while the Disney+ annual plan will remain R1 590, and a Disney+ mobile subscription will remain R49 per month. Disney+ subscribers pay R179 per month from 30 April 2026 as the new price. The annual plan and mobile subscription prices remain unchanged. Disney+ last increased prices in September 2024 with 14.39% to R159 per month. According to Disney, all new Disney+ monthly premium plan users on or after 30 April 2026 will be charged the revised subscription price.Disney notes...
From performative to structural: How Hisense SA is redefining corporate responsibility as the architecture of national sovereignty
There is a quiet revolution underway in the South African boardroom. For the better part of three decades, Corporate Social Responsibility in this country was often a predictable, albeit well-intentioned, ritual. It meant a percentage of profits redirected toward community projects, a ribbon cut at a school library, or a seasonal donation. It was the era of passive philanthropy. That era is giving way to something far more profound. In its place, a more sophisticated and consequential model is emerging. This is a model that Hisense South Africa is not merely observing, but actively architecting. The company today formally articulates...
New benchmark aims to Measure product readiness in South African businesses
South African businesses have become highly effective at digitising quickly. What remains far less clear is whether the systems underneath that growth are actually built to sustain it. That is the premise behind a new initiative launched this month by Specno, which has introduced what it describes as South Africa’s first structured digital product readiness benchmark aimed at measuring the operational maturity of scaling digital businesses. The initiative forms part of the company’s newly launched “Fix My Product Month” campaign, through which participating businesses complete structured product assessments designed to identify hidden weaknesses across product operations, delivery systems, governance structures,...
Prime Video announced to Stream ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Free for Australian Fans
Prime Video has announced that it will stream every match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 live, exclusive, and free for all fans in Australia. This marks the second time an ICC women’s tournament has been offered for free on the platform, following the 2025 Cricket World Cup. Australian viewers can access the coverage by simply using an Amazon account with an email or phone number, as no payment or paid subscription is required. Head of content at Prime Video Australia and New Zealand, Alexandra Gilbert, emphasised the brand’s commitment to building a premier entertainment destination while ensuring...
Growth without exclusion: SA family business leverages AI & technology to protect, not replace, vulnerable workers
While the global narrative around Artificial Intelligence (AI) has often been defined by the fear of job losses, a third-generation South African manufacturer is proving that technology can have a soul. Lesco, a local producer of high-quality electrical and consumer products, this week announced the launch of its state-of-the-art semi-robotic production lines, with an unprecedented twist. The technological upgrade, combined with advanced use of AI on the factory floor, will lift output by between four and ten times depending on the line, while protecting every permanent role and every position held by a differently abled employee working for the business....