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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Standard Bank’s head of IT engineering has “resigned with immediate effect” following a series of IT outages that have embarrassed the financial services giant.
Macrocomm has signed an agreement with Germany’s Bosch to build internet of things devices and sensors at Bosch’s manufacturing facility in Brits.
M-Pesa and Visa have launched a virtual payment card in a bid to capture some of Africa’s $40-billion/year subscriptions market.
Government has signed power purchase agreements for 150MW of capacity from private projects by developer Scatec that were selected a year ago.
Computicket, the ticketing agency owned by Shoprite Group, has agreed to pay an R11.3-million “administrative penalty” to South Africa’s competition regulator.
Wiocc, one of the original investors in the Eassy submarine cable system, is gearing up for rapid expansion in data centres across Africa.
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Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service rolled out a system across Brazil on Monday that will allow users to send money to individuals or local businesses within a chat, attaching payment as they would a photo or video.
Bitcoin slid below $9 000 on Monday for the first time since May, joining a downdraft in global equities amid growing concern about the risks of a second wave of coronavirus infections.
Facebook fired an employee who had criticised CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month.
The Chinese Beidou navigation network will be completed this month when its final satellite goes into orbit, giving China greater independence from US-owned GPS.
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