Troubled technology group Altron has signed a binding agreement to dispose of its long-held subsidiary Aberdare Group for R1,2bn in cash. Altron subsidiary Powertech, which owns Aberdare, has entered into binding agreements to sell Hengtong Optic

Cape Town-based Wi-Fi start-up Asimmetric has raised a “seven-figure US dollar amount” in new funding from venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. Founded by experts in the telecommunications industry, Asimmetric

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Last Friday, SpaceX achieved something incredible. It successfully landed one of its Falcon 9 rockets on a small barge bobbing in the ocean. This is after the rocket delivered a 1,5t supply payload for the International Space Station into orbit, and just nine minutes after it

There was fear and uncertainty among staff at Gupta-owned broadcaster ANN7 after they were told that they might not be getting their salaries. An employee at ANN7, who asked not named, said that staff were frightened and had been job hunting without any luck

I have submitted my fourth application under the Public Access to Information Act for clarity on the information and communications technology (ICT) pact signed last June with China. The latest follows the continued obfuscation

One in every thousand homes in the world is now listed on Airbnb. Founded in 2008 in San Francisco, the website brings hosts and accommodation seekers together with more than 2,2m listings in 34 000 cities and 191 countries around the

The Guptas and Duduzane Zuma resigned from Oakbay Investments and Oakbay Resources and Energy on Friday to facilitate the sale of the Optimum coal mine from Glencore to Oakbay, the Democratic Alliance claimed. Their resignation “is an insult

MultiChoice has announced that is has added 22 channels to its DStv Now streaming service, bringing the total number of live channels to 46 and stepping up the rivalry with sister company ShowMax. DStv Now can be accessed online

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