The deal makes MTN the second major South African operator to lean on the Chinese fintech giant for its super-app ambitions.
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The Technology Innovation Agency sold its Kapa stake for $4.9-million months before Roche bought the biotech for $445-million.
Eskom Green is targeting up to 32GW by 2040, with the board insisting it will partner private developers, not compete with them.
Battery-electric sales jumped 96% year on year in the first quarter, yet they remain a sliver of the market.
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IBM and Red Hat aim to secure the software supply chain as AI sharpens hackers’ tools.
Spinnaker has launched in South Africa, promising to tackle costly ERP software support for local organisations.
A significant set of final regulations from Icasa has opened 900MHz of spectrum to Wi-Fi and private 5G operators.
South Africa moved to fix the car industry’s right-to-repair gap in 2021; nothing similar for electronics has followed.
The R1.2-billion solar plant will supply about 60 000 households and anchors a pipeline of 17 projects across 11 stations.
JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings has reported full-year revenue up 16.3% and headline earnings per share growth of 46.1%.
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Social media platforms need to stop young users wasting hours doomscrolling, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Meta, Amazon and Google are bankrolling advanced nuclear reactor projects to secure power for AI data centres.
Anthropic’s Mythos AI model has reignited fears that legacy software is dangerously exposed to disruption.
Claude maker Anthropic is exploring custom chip design as AI demand outstrips the supply of available hardware.
