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    China is winning the trillion-dollar 5G war

    By Agency Staff13 July 2020

    China is building tens of thousands of 5G base stations every week. This will allow it to maintain – and advance – its position as the factory floor of the world.

    Jack Ma offloads $10-billion in Alibaba shares

    By Agency Staff13 July 2020

    Alibaba Group co-founder Jack Ma has cut his stake in the company over the past year to 4.8% from 6.4%, cashing out around $9.6-billion at its current share price.

    Analog Devices near deal to buy Maxim for $17-billion

    By Agency Staff13 July 2020

    Analog Devices is close to an all-stock agreement to acquire Maxim Integrated Products, according to people familiar with the matter.

    Ramaphosa imposes curfew, bans booze sales again

    By Agency Staff13 July 2020

    President Cyril Ramaphosa read the riot act to those violating rules aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus and announced new measures to enforce them as the disease nears a peak.

    Inside the new space race to connect everything on Earth

    By Agency Staff10 July 2020

    In a world divided between digital haves and have-nots, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are trying to close the gap by launching thousands of satellites to zip around the globe in what’s known as low-Earth orbit.

    Eskom plunges South Africa back into darkness

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    Eskom will implement load shedding for the first time in nearly four months, the state-owned utility said on Friday, as plant breakdowns reduced its ability to meet demand.

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    Inside Britain’s audacious bid to rescue a satellite constellation

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    Britain is betting that satellite operator OneWeb will help it boldly go into a post-Brexit era. But it faces formidable challenges to complete a working constellation and rebuild a collapsed venture.

    Tesla appears poised to electrify S&P 500

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    Tesla appears on the verge of joining the S&P 500, a major accomplishment for CEO Elon Musk that would unleash a flood of new demand for the electric car maker’s shares.

    ANC suggests pension funds buy some Eskom assets

    By Agency Staff10 July 2020

    The economic transformation committee of the ANC has suggested that pension funds take over some of the assets of indebted state-owned power company Eskom.

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