Why have so many South African retailers been glacially slow in adopting technology-based innovation? In many cases, it arguably comes down to myopic control of IT spend. By Allan Dickson.

The CSIR has signed an agreement with Corporación Ruta N Medellin to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence and Internet of things technologies, and bolster research capacities in Colombia and South Africa.

Communications regulator Icasa said on Monday that it will delay by a month publication of the names of the bidders who have qualified to take part in South Africa’s upcoming spectrum auction.

Even with the 15.63% tariff hike to be implemented on 1 April, Eskom considers its electricity tariffs to be far from cost-reflective. Yet further big price hikes will mean alternative sources of energy become more viable.

Huawei has taken the wraps off its latest high-end foldable smartphone, hoping to stake out a place in a fast-expanding category despite dwindling expectations that the US will roll back sanctions anytime soon.

Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday after surging to its latest record high a day earlier as a selloff in global equities curbed risk appetite.

A new report by Africa Analysis, the ICT market research and analysis firm, has shed light on how we can expect the 5G market to evolve in South Africa over the next several years. By Dobek Pater.

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said social media silencing such as Twitter’s lifetime ban on former US President Donald Trump risk leading to even more divisiveness.

A week after popular audio chatroom app Clubhouse said it was taking steps to ensure user data couldn’t be stolen by malicious hackers or spies, at least one attacker has proven the platform’s live audio can be siphoned.