President Cyril Ramaphosa extended bans on alcohol sales and most public gatherings for two weeks as the government struggles to bring a third wave of coronavirus infections under control.

Promoted | Telviva, the market leader in cloud-based communications for business, has announced the appointment of technology industry veteran Antony Russell to the position of chief technology officer.

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Promoted | South African cryptocurrency exchanges like Ovex are able to offer risk-free arbitrage returns to clients due to consistent price differences between local and foreign markets.

Watch British billionaire Richard Branson climb into his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane and soar more than 80km above the New Mexico desert in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to the edge of space.

In the next 10 days, two of the Earth’s wealthiest individuals will attempt to fly into space, starting with Richard Branson this Sunday and Jeff Bezos on 20 July. This rivalry remains pretty unique. And it’s not without risk.

China’s market regulator on Saturday said it would block Tencent’s plan to merge the country’s top two videogame streaming sites, Huya and DouYu, on antitrust grounds.

EOH Holdings CEO Stephen van Coller said late on Friday that he is confident that the IT services group will not be blacklisted by government.

PC sales are booming, and despite the industry’s cyclical past, investors and the major PC makers believe strong computer demand will last for a long time to come. Not so fast!

Shareholders of technology investor Prosus  on Friday approved a deal with parent Naspers that will move most of the economic value of the intertwined companies to Amsterdam.