Women’s groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists are calling on Google and Apple to remove the apps.
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Oracle has been accused of concealing its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its AI infrastructure.
Fewer learners studying mathematics at school level threatens South Africa’s economic competitiveness.
Investment is pouring into renewable energy, but grid expansion will determine whether momentum can be sustained.
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ZARP is pegged to the price of the rand and is available on the Ovex cryptocurrency exchange, Curve, and Keep3rV1 Network.
Vodacom’s capital expenditure in South Africa jumped by 11.1% year on year, pushing spending on its network to R5.6-billion from R5-billion a year ago.
Vodacom Group reported a 5.1% fall in half-year earnings on Monday and declared an interim dividend of R4.20/share, up 1.2%.
Eskom wants the government to take over about half of its debt so it can accept support pledged by rich nations to help reduce dependence on coal and cut emissions, City Press reported.
Telkom, Vodacom and MTN have withdrawn their legal action against the communications regulator over the planned withdrawal of temporarily assigned spectrum at the end of this month.
When that city-killing rock comes hurtling towards Earth, the only question anyone will be asking is: Who’s ready to launch?
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Huawei is offering up its most valuable 5G secrets and $1.5-billion to software developers, courting the global tech community at a time the US is heightening scrutiny of the Chinese giant.
Facebook has said it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by the end of the year.
The Trump administration proposed new regulations on Tuesday to toughen national security reviews of foreign investments in US companies involved in technology and infrastructure.
Germany has delivered a blow against Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, expanding Europe’s opposition to the social network’s financial ambitions.
Orange is expanding its presence in South Africa after signing a deal with Nashua Mobile in terms of which the French telecommunications giant will establish a brand presence in the independent cellular service provider’s retail stores. The move comes six months after Orange made
Internet billionaire and Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth is engaged in a high-profile court battle with the South African Reserve Bank in an effort to have the country’s exchange control system declared unconstitutional. TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod asked Shuttleworth

































