The rand plummeted and bonds extended declines as investors faced the stark reality of what bailouts for the embattled state power utility will cost South Africa.
Promoted | Huawei South Africa has partnered with the department of communications & digital technologies to deliver a tailor-made 5G course for the department’s women staff.
Blue Label Telecoms, which bought a 45% stake in Cell C in 2017 for R5.5-billion, has said in its annual report that it is “extremely disappointed” in the performance of the mobile operator.
South Africa has unveiled its long-awaited plan to save its debt-stricken state power utility, including exposing it to greater competition, lowering fuel costs, increasing renewable energy output and selling non-core assets.
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Although the specific problem that Google’s computer solved won’t have much practical significance, simply getting the technology to work was a triumph; comparisons to the Wright brothers’ early flights aren’t far off the mark.
South Africa is hopelessly ill-prepared for the move from Internet protocol version 4 to version 6, with IPv4 address space set to run out by as early as March 2020, the Internet Service Providers’ Association has warned.
Prosus has been accused of “selling down” and trying to depress the share price of its rival Takeaway.com in the fight to gain control of Just Eat.
Investors are getting constant reminders that it’s not cheap for technology giants to stay on top.
Google parent Alphabet is in talks for a potential acquisition of smartwatch maker Fitbit, a move that could bolster its hardware business while also increasing antitrust scrutiny.