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    N Cape solar farm to power Amazon’s South African data centres

    By Duncan McLeod11 December 2020

    Though Amazon.com is staying mum for now on details of its planned “utility-scale” renewable energy project in South Africa, it has emerged that it will source the power from a giant solar farm to be built in the Northern Cape.

    ABB agrees to repay Eskom R1.6-billion following graft probe

    By Agency Staff11 December 2020

    ABB will repay R1.56-billion to Eskom, the latest international company to return money after being ensnared in corruption probes in the country.

    Hyundai buys robotics firm Boston Dynamics

    By Agency Staff11 December 2020

    Hyundai Motor Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics in a deal that values the mobile robot firm at $1.1-billion.

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    Jumia, now worth almost R50-billion, looks beyond profit target

    By Agency Staff11 December 2020

    Jumia Technologies is looking beyond an immediate target of generating a profit from its pioneering African e-commerce business, laying out longer-term plans to spin off divisions and enter new countries.

    Telkom in deal with YahClick for rural Internet access

    By Staff Reporter11 December 2020

    Telkom has partnered with YahClick to offer Internet access and voice-over-IP services to consumers in areas where the company doesn’t have coverage, especially in rural areas.

    The wealthy are jumping into bitcoin as the stigma around crypto fades

    By Agency Staff11 December 2020

    The last time bitcoin skyrocketed, in 2017, many wealthy investors largely stayed on the sidelines. No tthis time.

    Apple sued by rival over alleged App Store monopoly

    By Agency Staff11 December 2020

    Apple has been sued by the creator of a once-popular app store that accused the iPhone maker of illegally monopolising software distribution on its own operating system.

    Disney’s Internet streaming business is a massive hit

    By Agency Staff11 December 2020

    Walt Disney Co is readying dozens of new shows for its Disney+ streaming service, aiming to keep up a growth run that has propelled subscriptions past 86.8 million.

    CSIR, Black Umbrellas partner to support small, black-owned businesses

    By CSIR11 December 2020

    Promoted | The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Black Umbrellas have announced a partnership to provide technical and technological support to small, black-owned businesses in South Africa.

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