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Xneelo has begun construction on a second data centre at Samrand in Gauteng.
A partnership between four financial institutions has led to the launch of an “institutional-grade” stablecoin pegged to the rand.
The entry of China’s Haier into South Africa looks set to sharpen competition in the local home appliance market.
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Owing to the soaring number of Covid-19 infections currently sweeping the country, the South African Revenue Service has announced the temporary closure of tax branches from physical visits.
Qualcomm on Monday said it expects to work with more than 30 carriers and telecommunications gear providers who have committed to using the faster variant of 5G networking technology.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa back on a strict level-4 lockdown, with restrictions – including a ban on all alcohol sales – in place for the next two weeks.
The Cajee brothers, who ran a cryptocurrency investment platform from South Africa that a financial sector regulator suspects of being a Ponzi scheme, are confounding both their family and desperate investors alike.
The Delta coronavirus variant, first identified in India, appears to be dominating new infections in South Africa, local scientists told a news conference on Saturday.
The third wave of Covid-19, which is driven by Gauteng, will spread to other provinces. This is the warning from acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon unmanned craft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday, a key milestone for CEO Elon Musk, his team and the American space agency.
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins suggested governments shouldn’t worry that Huawei will dominate the race to build 5G wireless networks.
SpaceX launched an unmanned Crew Dragon craft from Florida to the International Space Station early on Saturday, a milestone for Elon Musk’s goal of enabling humans to live on other planets.
Canada has officially ordered the start of extradition hearings against Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, in a proceeding that promises to be long and politically explosive.
The department of communications’ policy summit next week has generally been welcomed by analysts and industry players, who say the event is long overdue, especially in light of Africa slipping down world connectedness rankings. Communications minister Dina Pule said on Tuesday that the colloquium had been
A lot of people are scratching their heads this week at the news that Facebook is acquiring photo-sharing site Instagram for US$1bn. The allure of retro-styled photo filters is pretty weak justification for a price tag that high. But of course it’s not about the photo filters, it’s about the fact that Instagram engages your
