The Competition Commission’s first township economy report puts numbers on the gap – and on why it exists.
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Nigeria and Uganda are now closed, leaving Uber in just six African markets after four exits.
Rand Water has been hit by a cyberattack but has said it’s still business as usual, with no impact to water supply.
Hiten Parmar on why South Africa’s electric transition is starting with trucks rather than family cars.
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Communications regulator Icasa is moving to make additional radio frequency spectrum available for Wi-Fi broadband.
Former MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter is stepping down as CEO of BT’s Enterprise business – and from “executive life”.
Eskom needs a new management team, this is clear. But the country also needs new leadership.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the governing ANC, meaning he is likely to lead the party into the 2024 election.
Government has deployed the army to four power stations as theft and vandalism add to the inability of Eskom to meet electricity demand.
Eskom granted “some reprieve” from load shedding to City Power to help it deal with repairs following floods.
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Global shipments of smartphones fell at the fastest rate on record in the first quarter, illustrating the devastating impact of Covid-19 on consumption and production.
Uber Technologies is developing technology to detect whether its drivers are wearing masks or face coverings before they go online and accept trips, CNN reported.
Alphabet shares surged after first-quarter results and upbeat executive comments showed the company’s cloud and YouTube businesses kept growing in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The severity of Apple’s challenges amid the Covid-19 pandemic is starting to become clear. And it’s not looking good.
In June last year, The Guardian published the first in a series of stories that revealed a vast degree of electronic surveillance being carried out by America’s National Security Agency (NSA) and its British counterpart, GCHQ. The newspaper did not reveal the source of the leaks at the time, but former NSA external
The developers of a new, small-form-factor computer aimed at South African schools hope their invention will have an impact on the quality of the country’s education. The EduCube, developed in South Africa, is aimed at pupils all the way from grade one to matric and offers a range of educational































