Nigeria plans to invest R10.4-billion in broadband infrastructure over the next four years as the government sets its sights on nationwide coverage and to boost an economy recovering from a 2016 contraction.

Apple stands accused of stealing trade secrets and improperly using Masimo inventions related to health monitoring in its Apple Watch.

In a statement on Friday morning, Eskom announced that it would stop stage-2 load shedding at 6am and would implement stage 1 until 11pm instead.

Telkom fell through R30/share on Thursday as the six-month-long slide in its share price – which has now wiped out more than 70% of its market value – continues.

The skills crisis in the cybersecurity field in South Africa is so severe that the major banks have reached a “gentleman’s agreement” not to poach each other’s staff for fear of exacerbating the situation.

Alphabet shares rose 1.2% in pre-market trading on Thursday, following a flurry of positive analyst commentary on the Google parent’s 2020 prospects.

The World Bank is the first key institution to cut its economic growth forecast for South Africa to below 1% for 2020 due to electricity supply concerns.

Fully autonomous cars will not be on public roads for at least 10 years despite claims from some manufacturers they will be available sooner, BlackBerry’s chief executive has said.

A new video streaming service designed only for mobile phones will launch later this year, with shorter programmes and full-screen framing whichever way a user holds their phone.

HP has again rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from Xerox, saying the potential deal “significantly undervalues” the PC maker.