China is shaping how open-source technology is developed, licensed and deployed.
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Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago signals a payments bill that will treat fintechs like banks on like activities.
Shoprite has closed its R&A Cellular deal, taking 51% of the point-of-sale platform serving spaza shops.
Wiocc Group is raising $300-million from AFC and Saudi Arabia’s Vision Invest, its biggest round yet.
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Bank Zero has announced a partnership with iKhokha to provide business customers with a free-to-use card machine solution.
Icasa will hold another auction for radio frequencies suitable for mobile broadband early in 2024.
The Competition Commission has approved Microsoft’s blockbuster acquisition of videogame player Activision Blizzard.
Reunert-owned IT systems integrator +OneX has bought MMC, a privately owned security and managed services provider.
The National Skills Fund is expected to launch a training package in digital skills for unemployed youth in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
Altron expects to report double-digit revenue growth from continuing operations for the year ended 28 February 2023.
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Intel on Thursday disclosed a new method for making transistors on semiconductors that its chief architect said could boost the performance Intel’s next round of processors by as much as 20%.
Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent said second quarter net profit rose 37%, beating market estimates, on higher demand for its videogames as coronavirus-related lockdowns kept people indoors.
Microsoft on Wednesday said the Surface Duo, its dual-screen smartphone powered by Android, will start at a price of $1 399 and arrive in stores from 10 September. It will not be sold in South Africa at launch.
Tesla on Tuesday announced a five-for-one stock split, sending the electric car maker’s recently high-flying shares up 7% in extended trade.
Google’s announcement that it will not provide security updates for older versions of its Android mobile operating system means that more than a billion users face growing security risks to their phones or tablets
Eskom may be unable to avert an energy crisis, but South African households and businesses can generate power on their rooftops at a cost per kilowatt that rivals that of megaprojects such as Medupi or Kusile, without subsidies or incentives. The cost of rooftop solar photovoltaic
