South Africa’s inflation rate fell to seven-year low in March, moving further below the midpoint of the central bank’s target range. Inflation slowed to 3.8% from a year earlier compared to 4% in February, Pretoria-based
First National Bank is having another go at attracting the unbanked and underbanked in South Africa, announcing on Wednesday the launch of a mobile bank account that allows consumers to use either a feature phone or
ZTE executives are evaluating software options for the company’s smartphones after a US technology ban threatened to cut off the operating system at the heart of its devices, a person with knowledge of the
Facebook is starting to comply with new privacy rules in Europe. And then, to get ahead of scrutiny everywhere else, the company said it will provide the same protections to the rest of its two billion users
The global smartphone boom that’s helped propel Asia’s economic growth and reshape trade channels in recent years may have peaked. That’s one of the observations tucked into the International Monetary
Apple plans to integrate recently acquired magazine app Texture into Apple News and debut its own premium subscription offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The move is part of a broader push
The Asset Forfeiture Unit has seized properties, cars and aircraft linked to the politically connected Gupta family worth more than R250m, according to the National Prosecuting Authority. The assets included
The Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Webafrica to withdraw its latest advertising campaign, which uses the phrase “effing fast Internet”, where it might be heard or seen by children. The authority, which
The South African Revenue Service’s announcement that it considers cryptocurrencies to be intangible assets and not currencies has brought an end to widespread speculation about the nature of cryptocurrencies
The US government said Chinese telecommunications gear maker ZTE violated the terms of a sanctions settlement and imposed a seven-year ban on purchases of crucial American technology needed to keep it