Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has withdrawn the appointment of Newyear Ntuli as administrator of Usaasa, the government agency responsible for bridging the digital divide in South Africa, just seven days after she announced it.

On its way to amassing more than a billion users, Instagram has become the most powerful force in shaping commerce this side of Amazon.com.

Uber Technologies co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping down from the board to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavours.

China’s ByteDance created one of the country’s rare global hits with the addictive video app TikTok. Now the US government is threatening that success as officials in Washington warn the service presents a security threat.

Sony is working around the clock to manufacture its in-demand image sensors, but even a 24-hour operation hasn’t been enough.

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From casual games for smartphones to deep strategy games for PC to blockbuster console action games, 2019 offered plenty of variety. Here is TechCentral’s look back on the games that shaped the year.

Samsung is investing heavily in the next step in miniaturising semiconductors, a process called extreme ultraviolet lithography. It’s by far the priciest manufacturing upgrade Samsung has ever attempted.

SoftBank’s bad year goes well beyond WeWork. Investors are starting to get the feeling that whatever Masayoshi Son brings to the public is troubled.

Elon Musk is getting a laugh out of a 503-day-old marijuana joke that securities regulators didn’t find so funny.