A look at South African tech start-ups whose global acquisitions delivered big exits for founders and international impact.
Top News
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.
More News
Consumer price inflation accelerated to a 30-month high of 5.2% year on year in May, moving above the midpoint of the central bank’s target range for the first time since Covid-19 struck.
Telkom’s streaming video platform, TelkomOne, which was launched in November in partnership with the SABC, has unveiled a catch-up service, allowing viewers to watch linear content on demand.
EOH Holdings, the JSE-listed technology services group, has appointed IBM veteran Ziaad Suleman as chief commercial officer of its core iOCO business.
Dimension Data executive chairman Jeremy Ord has stepped down from the technology group he co-founded, while a string of other top executives, including co-founder Bruce “Doc” Watson, have also left.
No responsible party will be held liable for not registering by 30 June under the Protection of Personal Information Act, the Information Regulator said on Tuesday.
Bitcoin fell below $30 000 for the first time in nearly five months as China’s latest crackdown on cryptocurrencies weighed.
World News
US President Donald Trump has called for mobile networks to ramp up their efforts to deliver faster speeds, demanding that 5G and even 6G be introduced as soon as possible.
Twitter is inviting users to apply for a new testing programme that it hopes will improve user experiences on the site.
Garmin shares rallied 17% to their highest level in 11 years as demand for watches from outdoor enthusiasts helped fourth-quarter earnings beat the highest estimates.
For many people, it probably sounds a little rich to hear the European Union accuse Silicon Valley of being a graveyard of innovation. But that’s where we are in 2019.
Computer passwords need to be memorable and secure. Most people’s are the first but not the second. Researchers are trying to make it easier for them to be both. Passwords are ubiquitous in computer security. All too often, they are also ineffective. A good password has to be both easy to remember and hard to guess, but in practice
Neotel has doubled the number of retail subscribers on its network in the past 11 months, growing this customer segment from 50 000 to 100 000, according to CEO Sunil Joshi. However, the company, licensed in the mid-2000s as the first competitor to incumbent Telkom, is still struggling to make much on an impact in the consumer market, with less
