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    How contactless payments will help bolster the economy

    By Tony Smallwood28 January 2022

    Promoted | The more than 1.3 billion transactions processed by XLink last year highlights an important retail trend that must be supported.

    Consider making fibre a municipal service, Ramaphosa told

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    President Cyril Ramaphosa’s advisory council has told him he should consider designating the provision of fibre infrastructure as a municipal service.

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    By Antony Sguazzin27 January 2022

    President Cyril Ramaphosa has been told to cut bureaucracy and focus on fixing the country’s energy crisis if he wants to revive the economy.

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    By Duncan McLeod27 January 2022

    It will cost R2.5-billion to fix the Eskom generating unit that exploded at the Medupi power station last August.

    Apple to turn the iPhone into a payment terminal

    By Mark Gurman27 January 2022

    Apple is said to be planning a new service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware.

    TallOrder raises R47-million in series-A round

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    TallOrder Solutions, a technology company co-founded by South African IT industry veteran Dana Buys, has announced it has raised R47-million in additional funding.

    Sars scaling up tech investments at South Africa’s borders

    By SANews27 January 2022

    Customs is investing in technology to improve the facilitation of trade, revenue collection and compliance by import and export traders at South Africa’s borders.

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    By Tyler Cowen27 January 2022

    This is a good moment to assess how radically lower crypto prices will affect how socially valuable crypto will prove to be.

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    Several international airlines recently cancelled flights into certain US airports over concerns the roll-out of 5G mobile communication technology.

    Crowd-sourcing solar energy firm to expand in Africa

    By Antony Sguazzin27 January 2022

    Sun Exchange, a South African firm that crowd-sources funds for solar panels and leases them to customers, plans to expand to other countries on the continent.

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