Women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists are calling on Google and Apple to remove the apps.
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Fewer learners studying mathematics at school level threatens South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
Shoprite is adding buy now, pay later options across its retail brands, including for grocery purchases.
Investment is pouring into renewable energy, but grid expansion will determine whether momentum can be sustained.
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Cinema group Ster-Kinekor has exited business rescue after nearly two years, its administrator said on Friday.
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest telecommunications operator, has reported a 10% drop in its first-half net income.
Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, has raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt.
MultiChoice has defended its spending splurge ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup that have hit its trading profit margin.
The Naspers unit gave up its stake in Russia’s largest social network for nothing, walking away from the company.
In an effort to save costs, local companies often fall for the low-quality code trap, writes Sergio Barbosa.
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MicroStrategy has bought more bitcoin. The company paid $50-million for more of the world’s largest cryptocurrency at an average purchase price of $19 427, it said in a filing.
A deadline set by the Trump administration for the forced sale of TikTok’s US assets is expected to come and go on Friday night without a final deal, according to people familiar with the discussions.
The US justice department is discussing a deal that would allow the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies to return home to China from Canada in exchange for admitting wrongdoing in a criminal case.
Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs, called on US President-elect Joe Biden to unite the Internet’s “regulatory planets” of India and the European Union against the influence of China.
The dawn of driverless cars is almost upon us. Governments around the world are rapidly legalising the use of driverless vehicles on their roads and are working towards overcoming regulatory
Passenger cars are still the most popular transportation mode. In 2014, nearly 68m were produced globally. They’re not only a vital part of our economy and our personal lives but also an important social and cultural tool, used to present a certain image and status
