BritBox, the British streaming joint venture between ITV and BBC Studios, will be available in South Africa on 6 August, adding to a growing list of local and international options vying for local viewers’ attention.
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South African payments company Yoco has raised about R1.2-billion from top investors in a series-C funding round as demand grows among small businesses for its digital payments tools.
Technology investor Prosus will pay up to the equivalent of R2.1-billion in transaction fees when it buys a block of parent company Naspers’s shares, prompting criticism from investors.
Mastercard is looking to make it easier for consumers to buy, spend and hold cryptocurrencies.
State-owned logistics giant Transnet said on Tuesday that it has made “significant progress” in restoring its IT systems, with most affected applications up and running by yesterday.
Mango Airlines temporarily suspended all flights and services on Tuesday until further notice due to outstanding payments to Air Traffic Navigation Services, acting CEO William Ndlovu said.
Vodacom said on Monday that, working with telecommunications equipment supplier Nokia, it has been able to achieve the “highest transmission rates across a live optical network in Africa”.
Tencent’s WeChat has temporarily suspended registration of new users in mainland China as it undergoes a technical upgrade “to align with relevant laws and regulations”.
Intel said its factories will start making Qualcomm chips as it laid out a road map on Monday to expand its new foundry business to catch rivals such as Taiwan’s TSMC and Samsung Electronics by 2025.
Facebook is creating a product team to work on the “metaverse”, a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.