MTN South Africa has launched a new service on WhatsApp that allows its customers to check their balances, top up their airtime and buy data bundles without having to leave the Facebook-owned messaging app.
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Apple may not be able to offer the same range of content as Netflix when it launches its Apple TV+ streaming service, an industry expert has suggested.
Huawei has previewed a new range of smart glasses designed by a Korean eyewear firm that want to challenge Snapchat’s Spectacles.
The perennial worry about European technology is that there isn’t a consumer-facing giant to rival the size of Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon.com. In one fell swoop, it’s about to get one. Sort of.
Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk has been working for years to solve a problem rivals might envy – getting investors to value the South African firm nearer to its $133-billion stake in Tencent. A plan for a Dutch listing is his boldest step yet.
TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod spoke to Naspers chief financial officer Basil Sgourdos about the group’s plans to list its international consumer Internet businesses in Amsterdam and what happens next.
EOH has expressed disappointment in the way Microsoft has handled the termination of their partnership agreements after the software giant extended the cancellations to more of its operating entities.
Apple has unveiled its own TV and movie streaming subscription service, joining juggernauts Netflix and Amazon Prime Video for a slice of the lucrative streaming business.
The cost of off-grid solar installations has decreased significantly over the last 10 years, with the prices of some components falling nearly 70%, prompting more South Africans to consider ditching Eskom entirely.
African Bank Holdings is joining the rush into digital banking to fail-proof the business and provide an exit for shareholders that resurrected the South African lender from its collapsed former parent.