Volkswagen South Africa is working on a comprehensive electric mobility strategy with the purpose of laying a strong foundation for the introduction of battery electric vehicles into its key brands.

An acceleration in economic growth in South Africa could trigger power cuts, with state utility Eskom’s fragile generation system unable to respond to increased demand for electricity.

Jumia Technologies has identified cases of improper transactions at the Africa-focused online retailer’s Nigeria business that amounted to as much as 4% of first quarter sales.

The South African Revenue Service has placed Mmamathe Makhekhe-Mokhuane, head of digital information services and technology, on precautionary suspension pending the finalisation of a disciplinary process.

Bolt, the ride-hailing service formerly known as Taxify, said it has begun operating a food-delivery business in its native Estonia, and will launch in other European and African countries next year.

There’s a threat looming on the horizon for cloud giants Amazon.com, Microsoft and Google, quite literally at the edge of the network.