South Africa is seeking additional electricity from private contractors as government moves to address longstanding power outages.

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Facebook is opening up ways for businesses to interact with customers on Instagram and WhatsApp, it said on Wednesday at its virtual developers conference, F8 Refresh.

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Britain’s BT Group – formerly British Telecom – has terminated its relationship with Iqbal Survé’s Sekunjalo Group, ending its longstanding relationship with the firm.

Naspers-controlled Internet investment firm Prosus has agreed to acquire Stack Overflow, a platform used by software developers, for $1.8-billion.

Microsoft will unveil a new version of its flagship Windows software on 24 June, an update CEO Satya Nadella has termed one of the “most significant” overhauls to the operating system in a decade.

Huawei has announced the launch of its proprietary HarmonyOS operating system for smartphones, as the embattled company looks to recover from US sanctions that have hobbled its handset business.

South Africa’s plans to tap emergency power from vessel-based plants faces another potential snag, with business groups questioning whether proper processes are being followed.

The only reasonable course of action is to be proactive, and those taxpayers who are at risk of being “found out” should take the cue and rectify their affairs before it is too late. By Thomas Lobban.