Amazon is cutting 16 000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three months.
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Government is seeking to boost local automotive manufacturing while Chinese brands weigh investment versus market risks.
AI wearables are advancing fast, but affordability and functionality will keep smartphones firmly in charge for now.
The Information Regulator reflects on Popia, Paia and why data rights governance must blend legal and technical expertise.
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Hamilton Cheong, a South African-born forensic sleuth, has spent the last few weeks assisting law enforcement agencies around the world unpack what happened to the Africrypt billions.
The US government on Wednesday will ship nearly 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to two of the most populous African countries, South Africa and Nigeria, White House officials said.
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.
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.
The Biden administration on Tuesday will announce a new push to expand business ties between US companies and Africa, with a focus on building digital, health and physical infrastructure.
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Huawei Technologies shrugged off efforts by the US government to stop other nations using its technology, with revenue jumping on shipments of phones, 5G equipment and other products.
Elon Musk is in a rare public dispute with a critical supplier, Panasonic, the company that makes all of the lithium-ion battery cells that power Tesla’s electric vehicles.
Chinese regulators have sketched out new requirements for videogame approvals following a year of scrutiny.
SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch Nasa astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule during testing.
Convergence Partners’ recently published research report, “Let my people go (online)”, summarised in this piece on TechCentral, presents a provocative but nevertheless incomplete and in some critical aspects misleading characterisations of the requirements and
Very few SA companies are fully compliant with the Protection of Personal Information (PPI) Bill, which is expected to be enacted as legislation later this year. Those that that don’t comply fully could face sizeable fines and individuals could even spend time in prison. The legislation, which will enforce
