Record iPhone shipments pushed Apple to the top position in the global smartphone market as Samsung Electronics and Huawei Technologies lost significant ground, market research firms said on Thursday.

For the third quarter in a row, Facebook and Apple generated billions upon billions in profits and flexed the power of their dominant businesses. But the party may be ending.

Government will use an electronic system to keep track of everyone who gets the Covid-19 vaccine as South Africa gears up for its historical mass vaccination.

Liquid Telecom Group has acquired the Middle East & Africa operations of Quattro Business Solutions, a company that specialises in Microsoft Dynamics enterprise software.

The Biden administration will work to safeguard American telecommunications networks from “untrusted vendors” like Huawei Technologies that threaten national security, the White House said.

Naspers is looking at ways to reduce its dominance of the JSE, an issue that is hampering efforts to narrow a widening valuation gap between the company and its stake in Chinese Internet giant Tencent.

South Africa’s first vaccines will arrive in the country on 1 February, signalling the start of an inoculation programme that has been criticised for its tardiness.

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Promoted | HPE South Africa has honoured its local channel partners at its annual HPE Channel Partner Awards ceremony, recognising their achievements during a year characterised by turmoil and disruption.

Huge Group has launched a takeover bid for fellow JSE-listed technology company Adapt IT. The all-share bid, at an offer price of R5.52/share, does not enjoy the explicit support of Adapt IT’s board.