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Funding for African start-ups slowed for the first time after nearly a decade of growth as investors in the fledgling tech scene were put off by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to venture capital firm Partech Partners.
Mastercard is planning to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network this year, joining a string of big-ticket firms that have pledged similar support.
Altron plans to sell its Altron Document Solutions, Arrow and People Solutions subsidiaries, which it has identified as non-core, CEO Mteto Nyati said on Wednesday.
The Hawks have made a second arrest related to a fraud and corruption investigation at Cell C, the elite police crime-fighting unit said on Wednesday.
Eskom said on Wednesday that it will implement stage-3 rotational load shedding with effect from 1pm, a dramatic escalation in the rolling blackouts that are paralysing the economy.
South Africa should speed up its vaccination programme and implement economic reforms to avoid further damage after virus restrictions pushed business confidence to a 35-year low in 2020, according to a local commerce group.
Wet coal aside, Eskom’s immediate outlook for its available generation capacity is much improved from a month ago. However, the longer-term outlook does not look encouraging.
MTN Group said on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its 20% shareholding in BICS – formerly Belgacom International Carrier Services – to Proximus Group in a transaction worth R1.8-billion.
Apple’s iPhone 12 mini sales are a tiny fraction of overall sales, indicating signs of muted demand for the new, smaller version of its flagship device and a demand among consumers for bigger handsets.