Eskom utility is considering asking for extensions on some debt and staff layoffs as it grapples with its finances after years of burning through funds, according to people familiar with the matter. The company
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Bheka Mchunu and Mark Smith, co-founders of a new decentralised cryptocurrency exchange called TrustBar. TrustBar will allow for the transfer
Ugandan authorities have defended the introduction of a tax on users of social media such as Facebook and Twitter, saying the revenue is necessary to fund public services. The daily levy equivalent to about
On a recent visit to BDO in Norway, it struck me that many South African businesses and organisations are increasingly exposed to cyberthreats and vulnerabilities of which they are blissfully unaware. There is
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Astronomers strive to observe the universe via ever-more advanced techniques. Whenever researchers invent a new method, unprecedented information is collected, and people’s understanding of the cosmos deepens
Long-distance South African fibre provider FibreCo Telecommunications plans to connect towns on its national backhaul routes, and will start with Kroonstad in the northern Free State, it said on
Facebook, already facing scrutiny from US lawmakers and regulators over how a political consulting firm obtained personal information from users of the social network, is now being probed by more federal
The US has moved to block China Mobile from entering its telecommunications market on national security grounds, launching another salvo in the fight between the world’s two biggest economies days
Listed software company Adapt IT has repurchased almost five million of its own shares – about 3.1% of its issued share capital – over the past six months, taking advantage of a depressed share price. The shares, which