Brics nations are discussing potential linkages between their fast payment systems and central bank digital currencies.
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Herotel CEO Van Zyl Botha has indicated its Amazon Leo satellite prices will be comparable to what it charges for fibre.
MTN has been forced to write down its Irancell stake, sinking statutory earnings even as adjusted profit climbs.
In recent quarters, MTN South Africa’s voice revenue has fallen by 2.8%, then 8%, then 9.6%. Its latest quarter is down again.
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Africa Finance Corporation has committed up to $100-million to tech fund managers to deepen local venture capital.
Africa Bitcoin Corporation, formerly Altvest Capital, is moving its JSE listing from AltX to the main board.
Microsoft estimates 23.1% of working-age South Africans use generative AI – well ahead of the rest of the continent.
State-aligned Iranian media is floating a plan to charge the world’s tech giants rent on subsea cables in the Strait of Hormuz.
Anthropic will brief central bankers around the world on cyber vulnerabilities its new Mythos model has uncovered.
Starlink now operates in two dozen African countries, with Uganda becoming the latest to licence the satellite service.
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Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star, one of our closest stellar neighbours.
Lip-Bu Tan may be one of the most powerful technology executives you’ve never heard of.
Poland vowed on Tuesday to stick with plans to introduce a new tax on Big Tech, setting up a clash with the US.
Cryptocurrencies have slid further, eclipsing US President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to buttress the industry.
