South African technology entrepreneur and venture capitalist Llew Claasen has been named as executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, effective 1 July. Claasen, who is based in Cape Town, is managing partner
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The Congress of the People has blasted the SABC for its coverage of the ongoing protests in Tshwane, Pretoria. “ANC cadres acted criminally and violently in Tshwane on Monday. It left those who experienced it traumatised and
Tencent Holdings, in which South Africa’s Naspers holds an approximately one-third stake, will lead a US$8,6bn acquisition of game maker Supercell, getting its hands on some of the industry’s most popular mobile titles through
Wi-Fi access provider AlwaysOn intends targeting consumers in lower living standards measures (LSMs) to greatly ramp up the number of people using its services, in the process luring them away from the “more expensive” data plans
Apple CEO Tim Cook is hosting a 28 June fundraiser for US house speaker Paul Ryan and his political operation, according to two Republican aides. Some of the money will go to the National Republican Congressional Committee
The Right2Know Campaign on Monday demanded the removal of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, saying he is unfit for the job. Motsoeneng had been given sweeping powers to make editorial decisions
Wi-Fi Internet access is too expensive for it to be free to South Africans, says a national provider. Monday is the global celebration of the inaugural World Wi-Fi Day by the Wireless Broadband
The removal of SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng and an end to “censorship” is what the Right2Know Campaign will be protesting for when its members gather outside the public
Former Vodacom and Vodafone executive Rob Shuter has been named as the new president and CEO of telecommunications group MTN after an extensive search. Shuter, who is a previous chief financial officer at Vodacom
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’s space-exploration company launched and landed an unmanned rocket on Sunday while testing a parachute failure, a key step in checking the safety of its New Shepard vehicle before sending it to space