Players of the popular game Fortnite on iPhones will not get updates after Epic Games on Wednesday decried Apple’s App Store “monopoly” and said it will not remove a direct payment feature it recently enabled.

Facebook has said its apps will no longer collect unique device data from people using Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 operating system, a change that will drastically hinder the social network’s targeted advertising business.

South Africa’s economy probably contracted by an annualised 40.1% in the second quarter, according to central bank forecasts.

Half a decade ago, the billionaire founder of Epic Games sparred with Microsoft over the way the software giant treated small application developers. Now he’s launched a legal broadside against Apple and Google.

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Altron Group CEO Mteto Nyati launched a withering critique of the ANC government on Twitter at the weekend, saying the ruling party has “passed its sell-by date”.

Podcast | TechCentral speaks to James Portman, founder and CEO of LightWare LiDAR, about the company’s R25-million fundraising round with Sanari Capital, whose CEO, Samantha Pokroy, joins the discussion.

Vodacom Group has a new chief financial officer. Raisibe Morathi will take on the role from 1 November, when she will also be appointed to the board as an executive director.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested the electric car maker may be able to mass produce longer-life batteries with 50% more energy density in three to four years.

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