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Naspers and Prosus chairman Koos Bekker has sold shares in both companies worth about R2.5-billion over three trading days.
Internet shutdowns are increasing dramatically across the Africa continent – a new book explains why.
A Starlink satellite has suffered a rare orbital anomaly, shedding debris and highlighting growing risks in Earth’s orbit.
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Wesley Hellyar, founder of Moth Innovate, tells TechCentral why he admires former FNB boss Michael Jordaan – and why you really should read Peter Thiel.
The e-commerce group has blamed inflation and rising interest rates for a widened full-year loss. Is there more at play?
Shoprite Holdings has appointed former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko as an independent non-executive director.
The company is investing R4.2-billion to electrify its plant in Rosslyn as it prepares to build the plug-in hybrid X3 in South Africa.
South Africa’s consumer confidence fell further in the second quarter, according to a survey released on Thursday.
Scientists have unveiled evidence that gravitational waves are permeating the universe at low frequencies.
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Bitcoin is undergoing the biggest test in its 12-year history as El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt it as legal tender on Tuesday.
It’s no coincidence that an edict barring kids in China from playing online videogames for most of the week came as the education ministry introduced a new subject to the national curriculum: Xi Jinping Thought.
Amazon.com is planning to launch Amazon-branded TVs in the US as soon as October, Business Insider reported on Thursday.
A US regulator has barred Virgin Galactic from flying its SpaceShipTwo until it approves its final mishap investigation report from its July flight or determines the issues do not affect public safety.
Just across the border from Hong Kong in southern China, two gleaming towers of glass and steel are rising in a city long known for its manufacturing prowess. This is the new headquarters for Tencent Holdings, a US$599m
South Africa has not had load shedding for nearly a year. This is a welcome development after years of power cuts that constrained economic growth. Electricity consumption has more or less flattened out, giving the national utility

































