Government has scrapped the Post Office’s sub-1kg parcel monopoly, finally aligning the law with market reality.
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TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, is now second only to Facebook as South Africa’s most popular social media platform
Prepaid MTN subscribers are to get expanded zero-rated access to the popular Facebook social media network.
Union54 is entering the race to develop super apps as investors look to tap Africa’s increasingly tech-savvy market.
Scatec has reached financial close for three planned solar projects in the Western Cape, to be built at a cost of R5.1-billion.
FNB has announced “simplified” eBucks rules that it claims will help customers get more value from rewards.
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Bitcoin licked its wounds on Wednesday, a day after its heaviest losses in two-and-a-half months as El Salvador’s historic adoption of the crypto asset as legal tender caused chaos online and on the street.
US lawmakers are barrelling ahead with legislation to change the way Apple runs its App Store, unconvinced by the company’s recent moves to address antitrust complaints.
Bitcoin plunged as much as 17% to its lowest level in a month amid news El Salvador’s cryptocurrency roll-out was faltering.
Toyota said on Tuesday it expects to spend more than US$13.5-billion (R193-billion) by 2030 to develop batteries and its battery supply system — a bid to lead in the key automotive technology over the next decade.
South Africa has caught the world’s attention with an epic battle between two powerful factions within the governing ANC, which has spilt into government. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has aptly described this as a government that wages
As South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan tries to fend off a police investigation, his department is engaged in open conflict with key state-owned companies over their management and spending plans. Threatened court action by the national


































