Apple is planning to release a version of its smartwatch later this year that can connect directly to cellular networks, a move designed to reduce the device’s reliance on the iPhone, people familiar with the
Seacom, which operates a high-capacity undersea cable along Africa’s east coast, has acquired a Cape Town-based Internet service provider, MacroLan, for an undisclosed sum. The company will be used by
There’s a new flagship BlackBerry in the South African market. The BlackBerry KEYone is the first such product not made by Canada’s BlackBerry, but under license from the firm by TCL Communication. TCL signed the licensing deal in
Tencent Africa, a joint venture between China’s Tencent and South African-headquartered media group Naspers, have entered the competitive local music streaming market with a R60/month service called
Elon Musk isn’t the only visionary betting that the world will soon be reliant on batteries. Bill Joy, the Silicon Valley guru and Sun Microsystems co-founder, also envisions such dependence. He just thinks
A self-taught computer security researcher credited with stopping a devastating cyberattack that crippled British hospitals in May was arrested on charges that he created malware used to hack banking
Vuyani Jarana is leaving Vodacom to take the reins at troubled state-owned airline South African Airways. Jarana, who has headed Vodacom enterprise business since 2012, will take the helm at the national carrier
Around 90% of international trade takes place by sea. The paper bill of lading has been the foremost shipping document for centuries, and even today is all-pervasive. However, paper bills are inefficient and unnecessarily
The South African Police Service is investigating an incident in which its members are seen watching as an Uber driver was being attacked at the Mall of Africa on Sunday. A video recording, which has recently gone
Being useful is important. We define all innovation by its use – if it doesn’t have a purpose, then what good is it? Whenever I think of this, I can’t help but recall a scene from Payback, the slick film noir Mel Gibson