State-owned arms manufacturer Denel said it doesn’t have enough cash to pay its staff their full salaries this month, joining other government-owned companies clamouring for support in South Africa.
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TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod spoke to Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk about the group’s acquisition, through Naspers Foundry, of a stake in SweepSouth, the controversy over the group’s dual shareholding structure, and more.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said his “greatest mistake ever” was allowing Google’s Android, rather than his own company’s software, to become the world’s biggest mobile operating system.
The latest low-cost computer from the Raspberry Pi Foundation now comes with a Desktop Kit for the first time and hopes to challenge traditional PCs.
First National Bank and Capitec have tied for the title of South Africa’s best digital bank in research agency Columinate | Insight Consulting’s latest SITEisfaction survey.
A Nasa rover on Mars has detected its largest amount of methane yet, which could be an early indication of life on the Red Planet.
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk believes cryptocurrencies could have a huge and positive impact on societies by allowing for frictionless and costless transfer of value between people.
Naspers-backed cryptocurrency platform Luno is planning to increase its workforce by almost 60% to expand its South African headquarters and enter new markets in Southeast Asia.
Bitcoin breached $10 000 for the first time in about 15 months, recouping more than half of the parabolic increase that introduced mainstream investors to the digital asset.
Orange is considering a bid for a minority stake in Ethiopia’s state-owned phone monopoly as Africa’s second most populous country prepares to welcome foreign telecommunications investors for the first time.