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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The SABC is eyeing a pivot to satellite in an effort to keep its audience when analogue broadcasts are switched off.
Revenue from “next-generation network” services now account for more than four-fifths of Telkom’s group revenue.
China has launched the first batch of satellites for a mega-constellation designed to rival SpaceX’s Starlink.
Longer ranges and shorter fill-up times could make hydrogen a worthy challenger to EVs. But don’t get too excited just yet.
MTN has lost an “exception application” related to the alleged irregular supply of cellphones to the Limpopo health department.
Bitcoin and ether tumbled on Monday to multi-month lows due to worries over a possible US recession.
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Bitcoin declined after reaching the highest levels since mid-June on Saturday amid optimism that the market may have recovered from its worst levels.
Meta Platforms reiterated its threat to pull its popular Facebook and Instagram services from the EU if a new transatlantic data transfer pact doesn’t materialise.
Kenya’s ethnic cohesion watchdog has given Facebook seven days to comply with regulations after a report of violations on the social media platform.
Apple reported third quarter results that narrowly beat Wall Street estimates, easing concerns that supply chain snags would ravage its sales.
Exactly 17 days. This is the timeline in which social grant payments to more than 10m recipients will either continue unhindered or the ball will be dropped…
It might be hard to believe. But after the 1 400% rally of 2017, with wild swings along the way, the great crypto craze has cooled, at least for now. For the past month, bitcoin’s price has stalled between $8 500 and


































