Fewer learners studying mathematics at school level threatens South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
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Solar parks and grid-scale batteries are set to deliver significant new capacity to South Africa’s grid in 2026.
Visa is integrating stablecoins into its payments network, positioning itself as the bridge to global merchant acceptance.
Oracle has been accused of concealing its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its AI infrastructure.
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Alviva has reported a 1% improvement in full-year revenue, though the number would have been “substantially” higher if it wasn’t for global shortages in semiconductors.
+OneX, the systems integrator founded by former EOH executive Rob Godlonton, has made another acquisition – this time of software firm Code Maven.
South Africa has officially exited the third wave of Covid-19 infections, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said.
Africa’s lack of industrial development puts it in a strong position to develop low-carbon manufacturing, McKinsey & Co said.
Government and some state-owned entities appear to be painting themselves into a corner on the user-pays principle, which government often uses to justify e-tolls.
South Africa’s mining industry has given its backing to moving the economy away from coal but said it must be done gradually and responsibly.
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As cryptocurrency prices tumbled across the board last year, venture capitalists focused their attention on the promise of the underlying technology. That, many said, was the smarter bet. Now, the tables have turned.
Mastercard has showcased technologies such as augmented reality as part of its work on the future of shopping and payments.
SAP fell the most in nearly five years on signs that its $10-billion bet on cloud-based software faces headwinds, but the companies executives are adamant there is still room to grow.
Netflix tumbled after the streaming giant reported a surprise loss of US customers for the second quarter, renewing concerns about its growth prospects at a time of looming competition.
Despite the relatively small number of fixed-line Internet connections and the still relatively high cost of mobile data, South Africa now has three music streaming services vying for consumers’ attention. And this is before the launch of Microsoft’s Xbox Music, expected soon. TechCentral
Since it bought out Ericsson’s stake in its mobile phone joint venture, Sony has been confined largely to playing catch-up in the smartphone market. Its devices have been good, but they’ve lacked the sort of cutting-edge innovation and aggressive marketing that have made Samsung Electronics the
