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Software developer jobs are booming in South Africa, but too few qualified candidates are applying, Pnet data shows.
Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Consumers are reshaping online payments as merchants race to meet growing demand for flexible digital options.
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Eskom will escalate rotating power cuts from Friday afternoon until Monday morning, citing the usual loss of generation capacity.
MTN Group has raised R2.5-billion in three bonds as a way of lengthening its debt maturity profile, the mobile operator said on Friday.
The operator has made key management appointments it said are meant to help with its strategy of transforming itself from a “telco to a techco”.
Sanari Capital has announced the first close of a new, R475-million private equity fund for investment in South African growth companies.
Google pays billions of dollars each year to Apple and others to maintain its spot as the top search engine illegally, the US justice department said.
Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has gazetted a draft policy document that will allow for the trading of radio frequency spectrum in South Africa.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook said he’s been impressed by employees’ ability to operate remotely and predicted that some new work habits will remain after the pandemic.
Doubts emerged on Monday about Oracle’s deal to take over TikTok as US President Donald Trump said he may still renege on his approval and the Chinese government signalled reluctance.
Microsoft said on Monday it plans to acquire ZeniMax Media, owner of the storied videogame publisher Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5-billion, its biggest videogame purchase ever.
ByteDance has emphasised it will remain in control of a hived-off TikTok Global business, appearing to contradict US President Donald Trump’s statements about how the new entity will be directed by Americans.
The man who runs state education in South Africa’s richest province has no time for old-fashioned classroom accessories. In January, Panyaza Lesufi, who heads the education portfolio in Gauteng
Most do not associate Africa with the high-tech sphere of “space”. However, in recent years, many countries on the continent have woken up to the potential and usefulness of space technology. In sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria and South Africa are
































