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    Fastly blames software bug for global Internet outage

    By Agency Staff9 June 2021

    Fastly, the company behind a major global Internet outage this week, said the incident was caused by a bug in its software that was triggered when one of its customers changed their settings.

    Kenyan president urges Ethiopia to open up mobile money market

    By Agency Staff9 June 2021

    Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday urged Ethiopia to open up its telecommunications sector to private mobile money business investors.

    Bitcoin’s next stop could be $20 000

    By Agency Staff9 June 2021

    Another bad week for bitcoin could be a precursor of more pain to come, according to strategists watching the selloff in cryptocurrencies.

    Biden revokes Trump-era orders against WeChat, TikTok

    By Agency Staff9 June 2021

    US President Joe Biden is withdrawing a series of executive orders that sought to ban new downloads of WeChat and TikTok.

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    By Agency Staff9 June 2021

    A year-long inquiry into voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri has led to among more than 200 companies expressing concerns of potential anticompetitive practices, EU antitrust regulators said.

    Business confidence at three-year high in May

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    South African business confidence rose to its highest in over three years in May, supported by higher export volumes and manufacturing, data showed on Wednesday.

    Netcash in new integration with SA’s leading school management system

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    One year after Atio: Illation goes from strength to strength

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    Promoted | Atio Interactive went into liquidation in 2019. Illation assumed responsibility for supporting some of Atio’s customers, as well as providing employment to about 40% of its affected staff.

    Load shedding until Sunday

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    Eskom has plunged South Africa back into stage-2 load shedding, with the rolling national blackouts set to continue until Sunday night.

    EOH agrees to sell Sybrin unit for R334-million

    By Duncan McLeod8 June 2021

    EOH Holdings announced on Tuesday that it has sold subsidiary Sybrin for a cash consideration of R334.4-million. The money will be used mainly to pay down debt.

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