Promoted | The sad reality is that many South Africans don’t have the aptitude to re-train for jobs in the digital economy and this is hindering companies on the path to automation.

South Africa’s economy slumped into its second recession in consecutive years as power cuts weighed on output and business confidence dropped, adding to pressure on the central bank to cut interest rates.

South African companies have announced plans to cut more than 10 000 jobs less than three months into 2020 with electronics company Ellies the latest to start the process of reducing its headcount

BMW is facing pressure from Tesla and its Model 3. The German brand’s answer to the electric threat is a sleek battery-powered car called the i4.

Some products from Apple, Facebook and HP are in short supply in a possible sign of the coronavirus outbreak’s effect on the global manufacturing system.

Elon Musk gave a public sign of support for Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey after an activist investor called for changes at the company including possibly replacing its leader.

Twitter is encouraging all staff around the world to work from home where possible as the company looks to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Promoted | ACS, a division of Altron, has strengthened its partnership with VMware Cloud Provider partner Routed to enhance its current disaster recovery offering with a more scalable and efficient cloud-based solution.

MTN Nigeria, MTN Group’s largest operating subsidiary, turned in a robust performance in the 2019 financial year, with mobile subscribers rising by 6.1 million to 64.3 million and profit before tax up by 31.1%.

JSE-listed technology services group Datatec is exploring the possibility of listing the Latin American arm of its Logicalis subsidiary on the Brazilian stock exchange, B3.