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In a damning judgment, a full bench of the high court, headed by judge Elias Matojane, has ruled against Brian Molefe, Eskom and the minister of public enterprises in a case brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters, the

A solid improvement in organic growth, coupled with the contribution of acquisition Micros, has propelled Adapt IT’s turnover higher by 46% in the six months to 31 December 2017. This in turn sent the software

Apple plans to release a software update that will let users disable a function that slowed down older iPhones to preserve battery life, the company said on Wednesday. The change will come as part of an iOS 11.3 software update

Artificial intelligence chips will be standard in smartphones in five years’ time and will underpin a range of machine-learning applications, according to a new research report. Deloitte has published its global predictions

Qualcomm has been fined €997m by the European Union for paying Apple to shun rival chips in its iPhones. The largest maker of chips that help run smartphones “paid billions of US dollars to a key customer, Apple

Irdeto, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Naspers, has acquired anti-piracy specialist Denuvo, which works with videogame giants such as Electronic Arts and UbiSoft. Denuvo provides technology and services for game publishers

Facebook has launched a classifieds marketplace in South Africa, taking on the giants in the space such as Gumtree and OLX. Facebook Marketplace offers users a single destination, built into the social media’s website, where they

Eskom is wasting no time approaching potential lenders in the hope that Saturday’s board overhaul was enough to ease concerns about governance at the struggling utility. The company will ask banks for funding commitments to