Sweden’s Ericsson said on Wednesday that the number of 5G subscriptions was expected to rise to 580 million by the end of 2021 from 220 million last year, and cross 3.5 billion by 2026.

China will send three astronauts into orbit on Thursday in a high-stakes mission, the first of four crewed space flights to complete the country’s space station by the end of next year.

With the third wave of Covid-19 in full swing in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved the country to “alert level 3”, restricting alcohol sales and strictly limiting the size of public gatherings.

Bitcoin is gaining more privacy features as concern increases over the use of the cryptocurrency during a recent spate of ransomware attacks.

Naspers spin-off Prosus has acquired a majority stake in GoodHabitz, a European provider of online training for businesses, for €212-million.

MTN’s service in Nigeria could be disrupted as a result of rising insecurity in different parts of the country, the local unit of South Africa’s telecommunications group said on Tuesday.

The original source code for the World Wide Web that was written by its inventor Tim Berners-Lee is up for sale at Sotheby’s as part of a non-fungible token, with bids starting at just $1 000.

Mediclinic is not wasting any time taking advantage of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to raise the limit on the self-generation of electricity.

Shameel Joosub earned R55-million before tax in the 2021 financial year, a 26% increase on the previous year’s R43.4-million, according to a regulatory filing.

The media frequently portrays young people excluded from wage work as inactive, aimless and alienated from mainstream society. This is a very misleading characterisation.