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President Jacob Zuma is running out of options fast. A number of legal missiles are hurtling towards him, in what may have been one of his worst weeks since taking office in 2009. At the same

The Internet has reached almost every corner of the globe, but most research on how it is used, particularly among children, focuses on the US and Europe. This is a problem, because, according to best estimates, one in three children around

For the last few years, Barclays’ annual research reports about the music industry reflected the challenges of a business in transition — or, more specifically, one that had slowed a rapid decline but had not returned to growth. In 2014, as track sales fell, the

Cabinet is to consider a proposal that a mooted nuclear power deal for the country be financed through the state-owned power utility Eskom. This is the latest twist in South Africa’s controversial efforts to expand its nuclear power capability by

Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse raised some interesting questions about roads agency Sanral’s 2016 annual report, which came out recently – specifically Sanral’s lack of enthusiasm for writing off

Pravin Gordhan was detained three times as he worked to bring an end to apartheid in South Africa, enduring beatings and suffocation at the hands of the police. He revealed no secrets. Now Gordhan, in his second stint as finance minister, is demonstrating

One thing about the 2016 US presidential race is undeniable: Donald Trump has lied or misled at an unprecedented level. Over 70% of his statements, according to Politifact, are “mostly false”, “false” or “pants on fire false”. (Hillary Clinton is at 26%.) His latest whopper

Not a week goes by without a new round of 4G/LTE roll-out announcements. This week it was Glo expanding its reach in Nigeria and Zantel providing mainland coverage in Tanzania. The supply side for increased bandwidth

Uber’s GM for sub-Saharan Africa, Alon Lits, shares some insights with Nastassia Arendse into the company’s expansion plans. Uber Africa’s emergence as one of the continent’s more reliable transit

Blue Label’s share price has been on a strong run since it announced its intention to invest a 35% equity stake in Cell C at the end of last year. Coupled with good growth numbers in its first half 2016 results, it has gained more than 60% so far