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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Google was in the firing line of local media outlets at recent Competition Commission hearings.
PC and console gaming revenue growth is expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels through to 2026.
In a major blow, Intel has disclosed deepening operating losses for its foundry business.
Blue Label Telecoms has received approval from the Competition Commission to take control of Cell C.
MultiChoice has rescinded a previous announcement that Imtiaz Patel would step down as its chairman with effect from 1 April.
South Africa’s mobile virtual network operator market has shown significant growth in the past three years.
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The computer servers of the Polish government and the national system for payment clearing have experienced more cyberattacks in recent days.
The US on Thursday restricted exports to Russia of a broad set of US-made products as well as foreign-produced goods built with US technology.
Five tiny robots will blast off for the moon later this year, part of a scientific mission that envisions the two-wheeled bots scrambling across the lunar surface while taking sophisticated measurements.
Bitcoin tumbled to its lowest in a month on Thursday after Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine.
Net1 UEPS Technologies’ two largest shareholders, the International Finance Corp and Allan Gray, have expressed shock at the whopping R265m golden handshake that outgoing CEO Serge Belamant will be paid.
Apple is reportedly working on a chip called the Apple Neural Engine, which would be dedicated to carrying out artificial intelligence (AI) processing on its mobile devices. The addition of this type of


































