Loni Prinsloo

Iran Tightens Internet Curbs on Eve of Festival Tied to Protests bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @LoniPrinsloo1 @OliviaSolon @MarissaLNew

Microsoft is pushing for more Africans to adopt its AI tools as it competes with DeepSeek: training 3M people, partnering with telecom MTN to sell 365, and more (@loniprinsloo1 / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #a260312p14" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/260312/p14#a26… 📥 Send tips! techmeme.com/contact

Prosus agrees to a multiyear AWS cloud and AI deal that runs into "hundreds of millions of dollars", as it seeks to expand in Europe, India, and Latin America (@loniprinsloo1 / Bloomberg) bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #a260204p12" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">techmeme.com/260204/p12#a26… 📥 Send tips! techmeme.com/contact

Exclusive: High levrl appointmen.of MTN CEO to Dangotr Fertiliser, as Africas richest man pushed to be the dominat player in the sector globally.

Iranian authorities ousted the CEO of Irancell, accusing him of taking too long to comply with a shutdown order designed to quell protests. They failed to tell MTN Group, which co-owns Irancell and is now disputing the decision. @LoniPrinsloo1 reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Great scoop by @LoniPrinsloo1 Iranian authorities fired the CEO of mobile operator MTN Irancell without informing MTN Group Ltd. (the South African company that co-owns the mobile network) accusing him of taking too long to comply with shutdown orders bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"Elon Musk's SpaceX is now offering free Starlink satellite service in Iran amid deadly protests and a days-long internet blackout," @LoniPrinsloo1 reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A deep dive into DeepSeek's surge in Africa & Chinese AI's inroads into a continent that could become key to more users, more human-generated data & loads of soft power @business @LoniPrinsloo1 @HelenNyambura (gift link: free to read until Oct 30) bloomberg.com/news/features/… #AI

@niftytomato3 @GaytonMcK @dricusduplessis And Andile the world's fastest man.

@GaytonMcK Rayno Nel worlds strongest man and @dricusduplessis world UFC champion! Boom! 💥👊

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Bloomberg exclusive, packed with scoops on dealings between the Middle East's biggest economy, and Africa's largest economy South Africa, read more here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The race is on in this cool @BW piece by @LoniPrinsloo1 and @rjantjies_ bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Big colorful feature piece here, exclusive from Bloomberg on Formula One and thr different people trying to get the race to Africa - the only populated continent where there is no F1 motorrace currently : bloomberg.com/news/features/…

A South African DFI is considering taking a majority stake in the local unit of ArcelorMittal SA as it tries to halt the planned closure of two steel mills crucial to the nation’s manufacturing sector @LoniPrinsloo1 @NtandoThukwana bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

BIG story here: As South Africa negotiates with billiomaireittal on the future of Africa's largest steel operation. Lots of moving pieces.

Rainbow Chicken, a poultry firm backed by South African billionaire Johann Rupert, rose on its debut on the Johannesburg stock exchange trib.al/rI6n7wT

The UK's development finance arm, BII, makes its first commitment to green energy in Tanzania trib.al/HFpdg27

African Infrastructure Investment Managers. is in talks with companies including BlackRock to sell a stake in one of the continent’s biggest renewable energy businesses. trib.al/ONWp4CN

Investor demand at South Africa’s weekly government bond sale rose, signaling improved sentiment after political parties in the country agreed to form a governing alliance. trib.al/Q6zx3Yx

The UK's development finance arm, BII, makes its first commitment to green energy in Tanzania bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @climate @LoniPrinsloo1

South African 🦄 unicorn on the way!