Author: Agency Staff

The Soviet system ultimately collapsed under its own weaknesses – lack of innovation, a chronic shortage of consumer goods, inept central planning. None of these are obvious Chinese failings.

IBM gave a positive forecast for 2019 and beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly sales and earnings, led by its business that helps companies and governments manage their technology.

South Africa’s inflation rate reached the mid-point of the central bank’s target range of 3-6% in December — something the Reserve Bank says would allow for flexibility in dealing with price shocks.

The Public Investment Corp, Africa’s biggest money manager, said it has suspended two employees after an investigation into a transaction with Ayo Technology Solutions.

TomTom will sell its Telematics fleet-management business to tyre manufacturer Bridgestone for $1-billion, freeing up resources to battle the likes of Alphabet for access to mapping technology in car dashboards.

The US has indicated it will pursue the extradition of a top Huawei executive, Canada’s ambassador to Washington said, suggesting the case might not be resolved in trade talks with China.

Lawmakers in Europe are set to test how important Google thinks its news aggregation service really is.

Zimbabwe’s high court has ruled that unrestricted access to Internet services must be restored following a shutdown of social media applications that has lasted for almost a week.

Lawyers and a media advocacy group in Zimbabwe have asked the high court to declare the shutdown of the Internet illegal after the government blocked access to most social media services last week.

Elon Musk has backed himself into a corner with Tesla’s most crucial car. Some would-be customers have waited almost three years to take delivery of the Model 3,