Fewer learners studying mathematics at school level threatens South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
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Solar parks and grid-scale batteries are set to deliver significant new capacity to South Africa’s grid in 2026.
Visa is integrating stablecoins into its payments network, positioning itself as the bridge to global merchant acceptance.
Oracle has been accused of concealing its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its AI infrastructure.
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Vodacom Group has appointed Sitho Mdlalose as the new MD of its South African operation, replacing Balesh Sharma.
Massmart’s troubled general merchandise retail chain Game has relaunched its website, with a focus on e-commerce, as part of a turnaround strategy.
Government is still analysing details of a $8.5-billion financing package offered by rich Western nations last year to help the country shift away from coal.
Eskom will implement rolling blackouts during the Tuesday evening peak, following a similar schedule to Monday, as it continues to battle plant breakdowns.
Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for investors looking to capitalise on its dramatic drop.
By 2030, the company plans to convert its global fleet of 400 mine haul trucks – which operate across platinum, copper and iron ore operations – to hydrogen.
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New power from wind and solar is set to fall this year for the first time in two decades due to factory closures, workers’ needs for social distancing and developers’ financial concerns.
ByteDance’s valuation has risen at least a third to more than $100-billion in recent private share transactions, people familiar with the matter said.
Facebook is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the world’s largest social network’s platforms, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.
Spotify Technology said on Tuesday that comedian Joe Rogan’s podcast will be available on the music streaming platform starting on 1 September and will become an exclusive later this year.
While legal sales of recorded music continue to suffer from widespread music piracy, the popularity of live music appears to be enjoying an unprecedented boom. In his recent book The Music Industry: Music in the Cloud, Patrik Wikström explains that licensing and live music are now
In a few short years, voice telephony will effectively be free of charge for both contract and prepaid users. That’s the view of MTN South Africa’s newly appointed CEO, Ahmad Farroukh, who says the industry will in future need
