South Africans will spend R159-billion online this year, but the growth rate is set to fall from 35.4% to 22.5%.
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Discovery is paying up to R958-million for Icario, a US member-engagement firm serving government health plans.
Nigeria and Uganda are now closed, leaving Uber in just six African markets after four exits.
South Africa’s financial services sector regulator has debarred Africa Bitcoin Corporation CEO Warren Wheatley.
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Google has renamed its AI chatbot and launched subscriptions for access to advanced models – including in South Africa.
Elon Musk has accused Julius Malema of calling for a white genocide in South Africa. What’s the billionaire really playing at?
Chinese bitcoin miners, having bounced from country to country in search of cheap power, have arrived in the Horn of Africa.
MultiChoice Group has settled a tax dispute in Nigeria, with the pay-television operator to hand over R709-million.
The SABC is headed to the Competition Tribunal over its allegations that Sentech is charging it excessive prices.
Microsoft plans to build a new data centre in South Africa, adding Centurion, near Pretoria, to its existing sites.
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Vodacom affiliate Safaricom has submitted a proposal to Kenya Power for the installation of a $300-million smart meter system at the utility.
Tencent allowed users of its main WeChat social media service to link to rivals’ content, taking initial steps to comply with Beijing’s calls to end walled gardens.
Tencent Holdings is set to lose its place among the world’s 10 largest companies by market value, leaving no Chinese names in the list.
Chat platform Discord has raised $500-million in a new funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group.
Communications regulator Icasa took everyone by surprise on Friday when it said it was pushing ahead with an auction to allocate wireless broadband spectrum in the 700MHz, 800MHz and 2,6GHz bands. The auction is likely to attract only big
South Africa’s two biggest mobile operators, Vodacom and MTN, have welcomed the decision by communications regulator Icasa to press ahead with a plan to license mobile broadband spectrum through an auction process. Icasa surprised
