A sharply weaker rand and surging global chip prices are set to push tech costs sharply higher in South Africa.
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GoMetro plans to begin operating its eKamva electric minibus taxis on Cape Town routes from October.
HealthBridge CTO Anton Fatti discusses how AI is reshaping medical practices – and why the doctor-patient relationship must come first.
A new paper by the Reserve Bank argues that South Africa’s market-driven approach to open banking is limiting in its reach.
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Wiocc Group has secured $65-million in debt financing to expand open-access digital infrastructure across Africa.
Shortly after 2pm, the currency was trading at R16.78/$, continuing a firming trend that started in April.
MK and the EFF claim communications minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive undermines transformation and unlawfully clears the way for the launch of Elon Musk’s Starlink in South Africa.
The ANC has taken aim at DA minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive on BEE, leaving Icasa caught in the crossfire.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has asked Icasa urgently to align its ownership regulations with the ICT BEE sector code.
Local manufacturing will drive investment but won’t produce many jobs, according to industry association Sapvia.
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Pat Gelsinger resigned after a board meeting at which directors felt his costly plan to turn Intel around was not working.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, the company said on Monday, following a tumultuous period for the chip pioneer.
The US is poised to launch its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, sources said.
A senior official at Uganda’s finance ministry downplayed the extent of the losses.
