Internet billionaire and aspiring rocket man Jeff Bezos said he sells US$1bn/year in Amazon.com stock to fund Blue Origin, the company fuelling his dream of sending people into space. “My business model right now for
Intel boosted CEO Brian Krzanich’s compensation package 30% to US$19,1m last year, fuelled by a bigger stock award and costs for his personal security arrangements. Intel’s board awarded Krzanich, 56, stock worth
Privately held ICT company Vox (formerly Vox Telecom) said on Wednesday that its shareholders have approved a R550m investment to invest in, among other things, broadband fibre-optic infrastructure. The investment will
This is the third podcast in a TechCentral series on information security. The focus in this interview, with HID Global vice president Greg Sarrail, is on biometric technologies. Though the focus of the interview is on
Facebook has increased its number of African users to 170m and plans to expand further by adding Wi-Fi hotspots and fibre-optic cables, in a bid to spread its reach outside of developed markets. The figure is
South African bonds and the rand fell after President Jacob Zuma bolstered his position by fending off calls from senior ruling party officials to quit. South Africa’s benchmark rand bond due in
The World Bank’s International Finance Corp said it’s pressing Net1 UEPS Technologies to complete an assessment of its lending practices this year as human rights organisations allege that the
The recent cabinet reshuffle has left the renewable energy industry in shock as the key politicians leading the implementation of government’s renewable energy independent power producer programme were
President Jacob Zuma survived calls to resign by members of the ruling party following his decision to fire his finance…
Vodacom on Tuesday announced new prices across its Red and Smart contract tariff plans, but the new deals, especially on the cheaper Smart plans, don’t do much to satisfy the ever-growing demand among consumers