BT Group’s board remains divided following the unexpected resignation of chairman Jan du Plessis, with the two camps mainly at odds over the pace of changes needed at the company.

The UK’s digital minister warned he had “very grave concerns” about Facebook’s plans to expand end-to-end encryption across all user communications.

As Apple plots a foray into the car market, it could adopt a similar strategy to the iPhone – working with a lesser known contract manufacturer – after talks with some brand name car makers stalled.

Health minister Zweli Mkhize says government remains committed to vaccinating 65% of the population, or 40 million people, by the end of the year to help the country reach herd immunity.

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Rob Shuter, the former president and CEO of MTN Group, received R68.1-million in remuneration, including R30.1-million in bonuses, in his final eight months at the emerging-markets telecommunications giant.

eMedia Holdings’ Openview is about to get a challenger in the free-to-air satellite television market with the imminent launch in South Africa of a new service called PremiumFree TV.

MTN Group is considering spinning out its fibre and financial services units and will potentially list one of them to unlock value trapped in its core business, the company said on Wednesday.

Wholesale revenue at MTN South Africa declined by 16.4% in the 2020 financial year after the discontinuation of the company’s roaming supply agreement with Telkom.