Facebook will invest $5.7-billion in the digital assets controlled by India’s richest man, the US social-networking giant’s biggest deal since the 2014 purchase of WhatsApp.

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Energy regulator Nersa on Tuesday defended its decision to suspend its operations during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, a move that has surprised energy experts.

Huawei is emerging as the runaway winner in China’s $170-billion effort to build out its 5G wireless networks, part of a concerted effort by Beijing to seize the lead in a key technology from the US.

Netflix posted the strongest financial results in company history Tuesday, adding a record 15.8 million paid subscribers — almost double the figure forecast by Wall Street analysts.

Promoted | FinMark Trust is focusing on connecting township food retailers to their customer base using digital means and has partnered with the Redshift platform to do so.

Icasa has refused to budge on its decision to “expropriate” a portion of Telkom’s spectrum assets, describing the allegations made by the telecommunications operator as “spurious”.

Government plans to spend R500-billion shoring up an economy devastated by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and supporting those who’ve been worst affected.

Andy Higgins, the founder of Bidorbuy and now MD of uAfrica.com, joins TechCentral for a discussion on his career history – including his time as a navy diver and as second engineer on a super yacht.

South Africa’s power utility warned coal suppliers it may halt purchases of the fuel because a nationwide lockdown to deal with the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed demand for electricity.