Legislative changes and lower-cost infrastructure are driving the advance of cryptocurrencies into mainstream payments.
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Electricity market liberalisation, new trading rules and grid reform will define renewable energy progress in 2026.
South Africa’s latest trial of digital sound broadcasting – using DRM technology – is set to be launched next month.
The EU has formally rejected a proposal from operators that big tech companies should help pay for infrastructure.
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Eskom has warned that there is an elevated risk of load shedding in the “coming weeks” as a shortage of generation capacity persists.
Energy regulator Nersa appears to be stepping up the pace when it comes to approving the registration of new private power generation plants in South Africa.
Short-term insurer Santam has acquired the remaining 49% stake it doesn’t already own in JaSure for an undisclosed sum.
South Africa’s economy grew more than expected in the first quarter, recovering to the level it was before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Paul Edwards, a former CEO of MTN Group, has secured a series-A funding round for his new venture, a fintech start-up called VantagePay.
Apple on Monday announced new iPadOS keyboard shortcuts and pro features, including Stage Manager, a powerful new way of multitasking.
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China has penalised 10 of the country’s most popular live-streaming apps, suspending some of their operations in a renewed crackdown on fast-growing services.
A “sophisticated state-based actor” has been attempting to hack a wide range of Australian organisations for months and had stepped up its efforts recently, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday.
Facebook has acquired Swedish mapping technology company Mapillary, which collects images from tens of thousands of contributors to build immersive and up-to-date maps.
The coronavirus has disrupted the global economy, but it is the prospect of Europe becoming a casualty in the US-China tech war that keeps the president of the European Chamber in China “awake at night”.
The aircraft industry is expecting a seven-fold increase in air traffic by 2050, and a four-fold increase in greenhouse gas emissions unless fundamental changes are made. But just how “fundamental” will those changes need to be
South Africa’s digital terrestrial television migration project is in a dire state and if the country fails to switch off its analogue signals after the mid-June 2015 cut-off date, it may be obliged to do so if analogue signals interfere with


































