Solar parks and grid-scale batteries are set to deliver significant new capacity to South Africa’s grid in 2026.
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Software developer jobs are booming in South Africa, but too few qualified candidates are applying, Pnet data shows.
Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Consumers are reshaping online payments as merchants race to meet growing demand for flexible digital options.
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Vodacom and MTN were by far the biggest spenders in South Africa’s spectrum auction, agreeing to cough up more than R5-billion each for prime access.
African Rainbow Capital Investments plans to offload its remaining stake in fibre network operator MetroFibre Networks.
Altron has sold its Xerox agency, Altron Document Solutions (ADS), to Xerotech, a subsidiary of Bi-Africa Investment Holdings.
The commission’s decision to refer Meta Platforms for prosecution to the Competition Tribunal will dim South Africa’s investment prospects even further. By Zakhele Mthembu.
Rain is participating actively in communications regulator Icasa’s auction of broadband spectrum and expects its business to be a big beneficiary of the process.
Luno has established an investment arm, called Luno Expeditions, that it plans to use to invest in fintech, cryptocurrency and Web3 start-ups.
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A group of US senators wants to remove a preferred investment status for countries such as the UK that allow for the installation of Huawei Technologies equipment in their 5G networks.
Google has called off its flagship conference, I/O, the latest event cancellation as concern about the coronavirus grows among businesses.
Some products from Apple, Facebook and HP are in short supply in a possible sign of the coronavirus outbreak’s effect on the global manufacturing system.
Elon Musk gave a public sign of support for Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey after an activist investor called for changes at the company including possibly replacing its leader.
Last week, Vodafone, the world’s second largest mobile operator, made startling revelations about secret wiretaps that allow government agencies to listen into and record live telephone conversations. These revelations come a year after American whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the extent of US and UK
Consumer electronics companies holding out for a “killer application” to drive the sale of smart watches are likely to be disappointed. That’s the view of Jonas Olsson, who heads the experience and design team for mobile accessories at Sony, where he focuses on wearable computing
