Amid trade tensions between the US, China and Europe, and the UK’s fraught departure from the European Union, African leaders are moving in the opposite direction.

Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the US-China trade war intensifies.

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Barring a precipitous drop in Apple’s share price, CEO TIm Cook will receive 560 000 shares on Monday, worth a combined $278.6-million, or R4.7-billion.

Microsoft is backing Epic Games in its fight with Apple. The company has been upset with Apple’s rules preventing it from releasing a cloud-gaming service that works with iPads and iPhones.

Tencent Holdings jumped the most in two weeks after White House officials are said to have reassured American businesses that a ban on its WeChat app won’t be as broad as feared.

The enormous rally in tech stocks has further to run, according to analysts at investment bank JP Morgan, who recommend staying invested across the sector for its growth potential.

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has appointed five new councillors to communications regulator Icasa, returning the former acting chairman, Keabetswe Modimoeng, for a fresh term.

Government has issued a request for proposals to procure 2GW of emergency power, a step needed to help plug a severe energy shortage, the department of energy said on Saturday.

Government Internet agency the ZA Domain Name Authority has appointed Molehe Wesi as its new CEO, replacing Peter Madavhu, who has acted in the role for the past 18 months.