Finance minister Pravin Gordhan has told his cabinet colleague in charge of welfare that her plan to extend a contract with a unit of Net1 UEPS Technologies would be “unlawful”, a letter
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BlackBerry has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nokia, demanding royalties on the Finnish company’s mobile network products that use an industry-wide technology standard. Nokia’s products including
Microsoft is urging countries to step up protection for civilians from state-sponsored cyber hacking, through the formation of international agreements similar to the Geneva Conventions and an independent
A South Korean special prosecutor is again seeking to arrest Samsung Group’s Jay Y Lee in relation to allegations of bribery, dealing another blow to a business empire mired in a nationwide political corruption
Jay Y Lee, the de facto head of Samsung Group, has returned home after being questioned for the second time over influence-peddling allegations including bribery that led to the impeachment of
Apple shares hit a record on optimism the next iPhone will drive a resurgence in sales and help the company’s services businesses grow. The stock climbed less than 1% to US$133,29 at the close Monday in
Bitcoin is showing signs of becoming a serious asset class. Last week’s price swings hardly back up that assertion. The cryptocurrency dropped 7,8% on Thursday after news that the People’s Bank of China threatened to shut exchanges
A South African bank has become the go-to funding source for the US rooftop solar industry just two years after entering the market. Investec arranged $880m in debt financing for rooftop solar developers and financiers in 2016. That’s
With his time as leader of the ANC running out, President Jacob Zuma is gambling that a raft of populist measures can bolster his grassroots support and ensure his political survival. “Radical economic transformation” was the theme of Zuma’s
A parade of up-and-coming musicians from Universal Music took the stage at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles in California on Saturday in a pre-Grammy Awards performance for a room