Amid sweeping layoffs, Netflix has replaced the content chief whose tenure included Squid Game and Bridgerton.
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The Reserve Bank wants all of South Africa’s ATMs white-labelled, with free transactions below a threshold, starting with a pilot in January.
Apple’s first foldable iPhone carries a steeper local premium than its new HomeView, HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K.
South Africa fares better than most of the continent, according to the operators’ lobby group.
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Unlawful operators dominate South Africa’s online betting market, prompting calls for DNS and payment blocking.
Government pushes energy reform with new renewable capacity, cleaner, more reliable electricity supply and new investments.
Mobile wallets are driving financial inclusion, yet sending money between different services remains difficult.
Police have swooped on a Lenasia premises and seized “hundreds of illegal streaming devices” worth more than R500 000.
BAIC will start assembling its newly launched B30 off-road SUV at its factory in the Eastern Cape as early as January.
SpaceX has criticised the time it is taking communications minister Solly Malatsi to issue a policy directive on licensing rules.
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Microsoft president Brad Smith said there is no chance of super-intelligent AI being created anytime soon.
Microsoft is talking to partners to help launch a mobile app store that will take on Apple and Google.
Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled X over antisemitic content to “go f… yourself” in a fiery interview.
After weeks of drama, Microsoft will take a non-voting, observer position on OpenAI’s board, CEO Sam Altman said.
Banks are looking to speed up plans to move creaking legacy platforms onto the cloud, a slow and often costly process, but one that has been given extra urgency by Covid-19.
Too rich for debt relief available to most African nations and hobbled by its politics, South Africa is facing a public financing crisis.
