Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a sensitive mission for the US military and landed the rocket’s booster on land, marking the company’s fifth successful mission of 2017. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying NROL-76, a classified payload for
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Sony shares jumped to their highest since May 2015 after a bullish earnings report triggered analyst predictions that the electronics maker could achieve record profit this year. The Tokyo-based company rose
South African businessman Mathews Phosa said he accepted a nomination to stand as president of the ruling ANC. Phosa will challenge deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former chairwoman
IBM’s compensation plan for top executives drew record shareholder opposition after the board boosted CEOGinni Rometty’s pay package more than 60% last year. About 46% of the votes cast at the 25 April annual meeting in
Apple has cut off billions of dollars in payments to Qualcomm, turning a contract dispute into what one analyst called an “all-out war” that has forced the chip supplier to slash forecasts given only days ago. The world’s largest publicly
President Jacob Zuma signed into law the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act, aimed at fighting tax evasion and money laundering. Lawmakers in February approved changes to the legislation that clarified the
Motorists will have to dig deeper into their pockets next month as the price of petrol is set to increase by 49c/l. In a statement on Thursday, the department of energy said both grades of petrol, 93 and 95 (ULP and LRP), will rise by 49c
Satya Nadella’s plan to reshape Microsoft as a cloud computing company hit a snag in the third quarter, when lacklustre sales of Surface tablets and weaker demand for corporate software support services kept revenue growth in check. Adjusted sales
After struggling for years to wring profit from the mobile boom, Google is benefiting from a surge in clicks on ads on smartphones. Capitalising on consumers’ shift toward handsets and away from
A surge in after-hours trading for Amazon.com added US$3,3bn to the fortune of Jeff Bezos, putting him less than $5bn away from becoming the world’s richest person. Bezos saw his fortune surpass $80bn for the first time