South Africa’s third-biggest mobile operator has put core parts of the business up for sale as it struggles with R9-billion of debt and deepening losses.

President Cyril Ramaphosa poured cold water on proposals by his finance minister, Tito Mboweni, that state power utility Eskom sell some of its power plants to help settle its debt.

Phone maker Essential has revealed early images of what appears to be a new type of smartphone — a tall, narrow device that looks similar to a remote control.

INX-ZA’s Johannesburg Internet Exchange is getting a major upgrade to its backbone after Dark Fibre Africa donated high-speed fibre between the Isando and Parklands Internet exchange points.

Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk said on Wednesday that the South African consumer Internet group remains a committed member of the Libra Association, the organisation overseeing the libra cryptocurrency.

Ethiopia may give up majority control over its telecommunications monopoly in a second phase of privatisation once it’s sold 49% of the company next year.