Airtel Africa has delayed its mobile money initial public offering to late 2026, citing war-driven margin pressures.
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Industry body says the fiscus-first model is starving the very sector South Africa depends on for connectivity.
Many mergers and acquisitions will now escape Competition Commission review – but a senior lawyer sees a tech blind spot.
The economics of desktop computing have, for the first time in the PC’s long history, been broken by the data centre.
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Communications minister Solly Malatsi says luxury goods classification on smartphones inhibits digital adoption.
Lobby group ACT says government is not doing enough to counter the negative impact of power problems on the sector.
ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi says government deadlines for 2G and 3G switch-off in South Africa are not helpful.
The appetite for investing in alternative power solutions showed decline in the second quarter.
Telkom Consumer CEO Lunga Siyo says 5G handsets are still too expensive for mass adoption.
The move is taking warfare into uncharted territory as combatants race to gain a technological edge in battle.
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China lashed out at the $52-billion programme to expand American chip-making, saying it violates fair market principles.
Tencent Holdings logged its first-ever decline in quarterly revenue, becoming the latest victim of a worsening Chinese economy.
Mounting concern over semiconductor demand is sending shudders through Asia’s high-tech exporters, which historically serve as a bellwether for the international economy.
Tencent plans to sell all or a bulk of its R400-billion stake in food delivery firm Meituan to placate domestic regulators, sources said.
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg defended the social network’s value before the US congress and pledged to correct its mistakes, as senators questioned whether he’ll deliver after years of failed assurances
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