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Yolande van Biljon, the chief financial officer of the SABC, has resigned from the beleaguered public broadcaster.
African governments should give fibre-optic cables greater protection from attacks, a Google executive has said.
Joburg’s 64-year-old Planetarium, located at the Wits University campus, has had a major technological upgrade.
The communications minister has rubbished suggestions that his relationship with his deputy has soured.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has told TechCentral that he is actively seeking ways to rescue the Post Office.
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Apple has opened a store on WeChat, marking an expansion of the US firm’s retail channels in China.
Bitcoin could reach $50 000 this year and $120 000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered said on Monday.
Crypto enthusiasts are hopeful that a once-in-four-years event will extend the current market rally.
China’s $984-million fine against Ant Group appeared to signal the end of a regulatory crackdown.
In the wake of the El Paso, Texas mass shooting on 3 August that left 22 dead and dozens injured, a familiar trope has re-emerged: often, when a young man is the shooter, people try to blame the tragedy on violent videogames.
South Africa is training a group of teachers to learn how to code and how to teach coding. The subject will be piloted at a thousand schools across five provinces, starting in the 2020 academic year. Can it work?
