Women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists are calling on Google and Apple to remove the apps.
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Fewer learners studying mathematics at school level threatens South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
Shoprite is adding buy now, pay later options across its retail brands, including for grocery purchases.
Investment is pouring into renewable energy, but grid expansion will determine whether momentum can be sustained.
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Apple will kick off a blitz of new products this week, ending a year of minor updates and setting the technology giant up for a potentially strong holiday quarter.
Two of South Africa’s most popular e-commerce sites have announced the success of a merger that will create the largest online fashion offering in South Africa.
MTN Group is taking Nigeria’s central bank and attorney-general to court over a dispute that has crashed the market value of the Johannesburg-headquartered telecommunications group.
The cryptocurrency bear market has plumbed a fresh 10-month low, led by a tumble in bitcoin’s biggest rival.
Comsol Networks, a telecommunications business backed by Andile Ngcaba’s Convergence Partners, has launched the first 5G network in Soweto.
The contribution of fintech to sub-Saharan Africa’s economic output will increase by at least $40-billion to $150-billion by 2022, according to a development finance organisation.
