The South African Reserve Bank is studying the benefits of issuing a digital currency for general retail purposes, it said on Tuesday, in line with several other central banks.
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Eskom warned on Tuesday that if there is any further deterioration to an electricity system that is already under “severe pressure”, load shedding will follow, possibly as early as 5pm.
As bitcoin attempts its latest price rebound after a 40% slump in three days, its long-term potential as an investable asset is becoming linked inextricably to its cost for the rest of society.
ARM on Tuesday deepened its rivalry with Intel by releasing a batch of new chip technology aimed at grabbing more market share among laptop computers.
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US federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers held unconventional closing arguments on Monday in the antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple.
Huawei will launch its new Harmony operating system for smartphones on 2 June, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by US sanctions to its mobile phone business.
Absa, Investec and the Development Bank of Southern Africa indicated they could support a bid by a Turkish company to supply emergency power to South Africa, sources said.
A legal wrangle over a power supply contract worth an estimated R218-billion could derail the South African government’s attempts to ease electricity shortages.