The labour court of South Africa blocked a planned strike by banking workers on Friday, ruling that labour unions failed to comply with rules allowing demonstrations.

Bitcoin extended its five-day losing streak on Thursday and dropped below $8 000 for the first time since June as a growing list of concerns weighed on crypto assets.

A day before Blue Label Telecoms reports its annual results, the technology group has announced it will sell various businesses, including part of 3G Mobile, to deleverage its balance sheet.

Education technology company Snapplify has raised R30-million in “expansion capital” from Knife Capital via its Sars section 12J VC firm KNF Ventures and investment manager Hlayisani Capital’s Hlayisani Growth Fund.

Facebook posts by MPs can break the usual rules on the social network because they are newsworthy, according to the technology giant’s communications head Nick Clegg.

Bitcoin fell 17% to as low as $8 088 in New York on Tuesday, the biggest intraday drop since January 2018 and its first time below $9 000 since mid-June,