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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A multi-year OSS/BSS overhaul at Telkom is aimed at enabling converged selling and lifting average revenue per user.
Telkom CEO Serame Taukobong sees at least four to five more years of data-driven growth, and not only on mobile.
Inflation hit 4% in April as the Iran war lifted fuel costs, prompting the Reserve Bank to tighten monetary policy.
An appeal court judgment could land at any time, determining whether the SIU can reopen its Telkom investigation.
Mobile strength and a debt pile reduced by the sale of Swiftness have funded a 66% dividend hike, even as BCX shrinks.
A worsening memory chip shortage, deepened by the Iran war, is driving a record decline in smartphone shipments.
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Samsung Electronics and a trade union are holding last-ditch talks to avert a strike threatening global supply chains.
Pop star claims Samsung used her image on TV packaging without permission, seeking at least $15-million in damages.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is pushing voice AI beyond transcription, towards agents that can act in real time.
Elon Musk has cast his OpenAI lawsuit as defence of charity, while Sam Altman’s lawyers say he wanted the top job.
