In this TechCentral podcast interview, Duncan McLeod chats to South African Internet pioneer, movie maker, investor and entrepreneur Ronnie Apteker about the (excellent) new South African film Beyond the River, which he helped produce. In a
The idea is certainly audacious: thwart traffic in congested cities by flying over it. Quick, quiet, clean, cheap. This concept – which requires a new type of battery-powered vertical takeoff and landing vehicle
The SABC is in talks with national treasury to secure a guarantee to help it claw its way out of a financial crisis after it failed to pay some of its content suppliers in March and
A court ruling that the government failed to comply with the constitution when it initiated a process to build new atomic power plants has dealt a major blow to President Jacob Zuma’s nuclear ambitions. The Western Cape
The Companies Act of 2008 recognises that firms operate in a digital age and has, to a limited extent, made provision for technological changes. These provisions do not, however, contemplate the
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Twitter’s road to a turnaround looks like it isn’t quite as rough as expected. The company reported a decline in quarterly revenue for the first time since it went public in 2013, but sales, at $548m, were higher
South Africa hasn’t complied with the constitution in seeking bidders for a nuclear energy programme and must cancel any deals that have already been signed, the Western Cape high court ruled. The government must
LG Electronics made a mistake with the 2016 iteration of its flagship Android smartphone. The modular design it used with the LG G5 was a commercial dud. The Korean company has, however, learnt from its
Blue Label Telecoms has appointed Wayne McCauley as chief operating officer of South Africa, based in Johannesburg. The JSE-listed company, which is in the throes of acquiring a 45% stake











