The deal makes MTN the second major South African operator to lean on the Chinese fintech giant for its super-app ambitions.
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The Technology Innovation Agency sold its Kapa stake for $4.9-million months before Roche bought the biotech for $445-million.
Eskom Green is targeting up to 32GW by 2040, with the board insisting it will partner private developers, not compete with them.
Battery-electric sales jumped 96% year on year in the first quarter, yet they remain a sliver of the market.
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MTN Group is going through an exceptionally difficult patch, with Nigeria set to drag it into a huge interim loss.
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The 32nd General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union kicked off on Tuesday in Cape Town.
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Elon Musk’s countersuit against Twitter may be released as soon as Thursday, according to a person familiar with the case.
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Twitter is attempting to find evidence that Elon Musk tried to torpedo the financing of his US$44-billion takeover deal for the social media company.
AMD forecast third quarter revenue slightly below estimates, a signal of uncertainty that concerned some investors after the company stock made huge gains in July.
Facebook tried to get ahead of its latest media firestorm. Instead, it helped create one. The company knew ahead of time that on Saturday, The New York Times and The Guardian’s Observer would issue bombshell reports that
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