Xbox previewed a flurry of new titles and deals with studios as the videogaming division of Microsoft looks to compete more intensely with Sony’s PlayStation and a resurgent Nintendo. The new products, announced on Sunday
Vodacom Group has announced a planned R17.5bn black economic empowerment deal with Royal Bafokeng Holdings, Thebe Investment Corporation and existing BEE shareholder YeboYethu that will take its BEE ownership to about
In a full-page, paid-for open letter in the Sunday Times, addressed to “the political leaders of South Africa”, Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko implored the politicians to have a national conversation about the importance of ICT
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss the big Vumatel sale to Remgro’s Community Investment Ventures Holdings. Also in the show, Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko’s open letter to South
Bitcoin extended losses for a third day, tumbling 12% on Sunday as South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail said there was a “cyber intrusion” in its system. The largest cryptocurrency declined to US$6 749 as of 2pm in New
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined on a call by Pieter Uys, nonexecutive chairman of Community Investment Ventures Holdings, which has just
Community Investment Ventures Holdings, a shareholder in Dark Fibre Africa, announced on Friday is has bought 34.9% of fibre-to-the-home pioneer Vumatel and plans to buy the remaining 65.1% soon, subject
The rand extended a slump after breaching R13/US$ for the first time since December as investors bet there’s little chance the nation’s central bank will follow emerging-market peers in raising interest rates
Eskom chairman Jabu Mabuza was almost apologetic on Thursday when he told journalists that the utility is proceeding with a court review of energy regulator Nersa’s decision to grant it a mere 5.23% tariff
ZTE has pledged to overhaul its flawed management and internal culture after striking a deal with the US to get back in business after a damaging two-month hiatus. In a memo to employees, chairman