Icasa must rule out private companies storing fingerprints and let operators compete to stop fraud.
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Higher turnout suggests ANC voters showed up but backed other parties, says Oxford Economics Africa.
Gene editing and AI are behind several of this year’s medical advances, but not all.
EXSA, already licensed to trade locally, now wants to move electricity across Southern African borders.
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MTN said its network availability came under severe pressure in the first quarter due to power cuts.
A dodgy bitcoin mining operation in Vryburg, North West has added to the town’s already massive Eskom bill.
MTN Group is planning price increases in certain markets, as Africa’s largest wireless carrier battles with inflationary pressures.
Google is hoping to create some of the same consumer excitement generated by Microsoft’s update to rival search engine Bing.
MTN Group is in advanced talks with Axian Group to sell some of its West African markets, sources say.
The pair have travelled to China as Eskom implements record power cuts that are hobbling the economy.
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Shares of Tesla ended down 3.1% on Monday, tapping the brakes on a rally that has boosted the electric car maker’s stock by over 40% in two weeks.
The UK is poised to ban Huawei Technologies from its next-generation mobile networks under a two-step plan to protect critical systems from security threats, a person familiar with the matter said.
Huawei Technologies on Monday reported a 13.1% rise in revenue in the first half of the year, showing slower growth as US officials continue to pressure the company’s suppliers and customers.
The US stock market has been on a tear for the past three months, and Big Tech gets much of the credit. But how can this possibly be when the coronavirus has inflicted so much damage?
There have been so many leaks, hacks and scares based on misuse or misappropriation of personal data that any thought that “big data” could provide benefits rather than only opportunities for harm may be fading in the public imagination. Beyond the humiliation of those involved, the main effect has been to deepen
A senior executive at Vodacom believes so-called over-the-top (OTT) service providers such as WhatsApp and Skype should be allowed to “run free” on mobile operators’ networks, but emphasises that there is also “no place” in South Africa
