Bitcoin surged the most on an intraday basis since December after breaking through key technical levels. The biggest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 16.9%, piercing both the $7 000 and the $8 000 levels in a
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Technology group Altron said on Thursday that it expects full-year headline earnings per share from continuing operations to rise by between 1% and 7%, while normalised Heps, stripping out once-off costs
Google has unveiled a new, lightweight search app aimed at emerging markets. The app, called Google Go, has been launched in 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, and is available
If the past is any indication, South Africa’s economy should pick up strongly later this year as early signs of spending on IT by small and medium enterprises, which is happening now, typically precedes corporate
Sagarmatha Technologies will no longer list on the JSE after the Johannesburg bourse pulled the plug on the public debut. The company, whose assets include stakes in Independent Media and online retailer Loot
Reshaad Sha has resigned as a director and chief strategy officer of Dark Fibre Africa and CEO of Internet of things network operator SqwidNet to take the reins as the new CEO of Liquid Telecom in South Africa
MTN Group expects the listing of its Nigerian unit on the Lagos stock exchange to be done by the end of 2018, its CEO said, after suggesting late last year that the process would be concluded by mid-year
Is the rise of bitcoin analogous to the spread of an infectious disease? Analysts at Barclays saw enough similarities to develop a pricing model for the cryptocurrency that takes its cues from the world of epidemiology
Barclays Africa Group, South Africa’s third biggest bank, will split into four operating units as the lender outlines its growth strategy after the sale by its UK parent. The Johannesburg-based firm will separate retail
Thirty-three South African Facebook users installed the app that was used to scoop up personal information that was later shared with political marketing group Cambridge Analytica. However, 59 777 users