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Fewer learners studying mathematics at school level threatens South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
Investment is pouring into renewable energy, but grid expansion will determine whether momentum can be sustained.
Women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists are calling on Google and Apple to remove the apps.
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While the number of new Covid-19 cases is stabilising in the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal is expected to join Gauteng as the country’s epicentre, health minister Zweli Mkhize warned on Monday.
Samsung Electronics is preparing to unveil a slate of new mobile devices at a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event on 5 August, when it will elaborate on its shifting strategy to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic.
South Africa is considering an independent board for its ailing national airline, with a shareholder structure similar to that of part state-owned telecoms firm Telkom, a senior government minister said.
eBay would prefer to keep a stake in the classified advertising business it’s selling, according to people familiar with the matter, lessening the chances Prosus will win the hotly-contested auction.
Eskom’s own mishandling of a repair contract led to the closure of its Camden power plant, a move that worsened power cuts by South Africa’s near-monopoly electricity provider, the company said.
British scientists analysing data from a widely-used Covid-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms.
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China’s Tencent, in which South Africa’s Naspers has a 33.2% stake, may be selling off, but analysts are the most bullish on record. The tech giant fell for the fourth time in five sessions on Tuesday as angst over US technology
BMW is targeting another ambitious hike in plug-in hybrid and battery car sales next year to defend its position in the electric-car shift as competitors like Volkswagen ready their own battery line-ups. The planned increase to about
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker that was once the most valuable start-up in the world, is in talks with investment banks about a possible initial public offering and seeking a valuation of at least $50bn, according
Bitcoin’s extraordinary price surge means its market capitalisation now exceeds the annual output of whole economies, and the estimated worth of some of the world’s top billionaires. With the debate over its bubble status
The share price of JSE-listed cellphone group MTN has been knocked lower in recent weeks because of fears of a slowdown at its lucrative Nigerian subsidiary. Investors…
Congolese Wireless Network (CWN), Vodacom’s partner in its subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has accused the JSE-listed cellphone group of fraud and swindling, abuse…
