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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Telkom said it has not it had received a proposal from Rain and remains in talks with rival MTN about a possible transaction.
Ignore for a moment that Rain, although growing fast, is a relative pipsqueak next to Telkom. Does a merger make any sense? By Duncan McLeod.
Rain plans to table a proposal to Telkom’s board that it should merge with the wireless broadband provider instead of pursuing a deal with MTN.
The Takeover Regulation Panel has accused Rain of flouting companies regulations in announcing its plan to approach Telkom’s board about a merger.
Major operators have created a new, non-profit association to look after their interests and work with government and regulators.
MTN Group shares rocketed 9% on the JSE on Thursday after it reported a solid performance in its key markets.
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Telkom Kenya has called on the industry regulator to ensure a level playing field, weeks after the company abandoned plans to combine operations with Airtel Africa’s domestic unit.
Players of the popular game Fortnite on iPhones will not get updates after Epic Games on Wednesday decried Apple’s App Store “monopoly” and said it will not remove a direct payment feature it recently enabled.
Facebook has said its apps will no longer collect unique device data from people using Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 operating system, a change that will drastically hinder the social network’s targeted advertising business.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested the electric car maker may be able to mass produce longer-life batteries with 50% more energy density in three to four years.
Regulators are taking extraordinarily long to weigh up a number of big deals, including Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of Neotel, while the industry waits on tenterhooks for news that could change the sector. A number of significant deals that could
The Internet of things has attracted a lot of attention and generated considerable column inches; and yet, despite all the attention, has remained pretty much absent – an Internet of vapourware. Samsung wants to Internet-connect all the items in your home and major firms
