Gene editing and AI are behind several of this year’s medical advances, but not all.
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Investors are questioning how quickly Big Tech’s massive AI infrastructure spending will translate into profits.
MTN won or shared 10 of 16 Opensignal awards to keep its best-network title, though Vodacom leads on 5G speed.
Higher turnout suggests ANC voters showed up but backed other parties, says Oxford Economics Africa.
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South Africa’s electricity crisis is costing the economy as much as R899-million/day, according to central bank estimates.
A floating electricity price would help to alleviate the chronic shortage of power in South Africa.
South Africa’s biggest business group urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to use an upcoming cabinet reshuffle to improve government’s performance.
MTN Group said a R13-billion tax bill it received from the Ghanaian government has been scrapped.
With the music industry still adjusting to disruptions caused by the Internet and streaming services, along comes artificial intelligence to shake things up again.
Two East Asian companies have built more robust businesses and their scale now threatens to bury the competition.
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The organiser of the world’s biggest mobile technology conference will offer refunds or discounts to future gatherings to the tens of thousands of attendees and companies that had paid to attend February’s cancelled event.
A month ago, back when things made sense, Wall Street was convinced that when the rout came, high-priced technology stocks would lead the way down. That’s not how it’s playing out.
Cisco Systems said its Webex collaboration service is experiencing a staggering jump in use as companies look to find a way to securely connect workers confined to their homes.
Zoom shares jumped for a sixth straight session on Monday, as investors continued to bet that the teleconferencing company would be one of the rare winners from the coronavirus pandemic.
Financially embattled Eskom has run to the government for additional funding to pay its spiralling bills. But the treasury has refused and said it will not fund the utility from its strained coffers, and the energy regulator couldn’t help even if it wanted to. Faced with a shortfall
Altron is keeping mum about the future of subsidiary Altech Autopage Cellular in the wake of news this week that the cellular service provider’s most direct rival, Reunert’s Nashua Mobile, has decided to sell off its customer base and close up shop. All Altron will say when contacted by TechCentral is that the JSE-listed group
