A new fixed surcharge of R200/month means that City of Johannesburg residents who use prepaid electricity will see actual increases of up to 66% in the cost of power from this month.

Tencent-backed grocery delivery start-up Missfresh is seeking new funds, according to people familiar with the matter, refilling its coffers as startup capital-raising gets tougher.

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Automakers to trading houses are becoming more concerned about future supply shortages of key materials needed for electric vehicle batteries as spending on new production soars.

Promoted | In February and March, SAPinsider ran a survey to understand where SAP customers were with SAP S/4Hana. The results found a majority of respondents are, in some way, moving toward this new solution.

In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the woes at Econet Media and what they might mean for the launch of Kwese Free TV in South Africa. Plus lots more…

Apple’s Steve Jobs was singular in his ability to take a company “on a path to die” and turn it into the world’s most valuable – in part by “casting spells”, billionaire Bill Gates said.

Financial regulators must act fast to prepare for the push by US technology giants like Facebook into the financial system, according to European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure.

Servers operated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority have been down for most of the week after management was alerted to suspicious activity on its systems – and the agency is now probing whether a malicious actor was involved.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday rallied to the defence of China’s Huawei, saying the company’s technology will be crucial in the roll-out of 5G mobile telecommunications infrastructure in South Africa.