China is said to be considering retaliating against Nokia and Ericsson if the European Union follows the US and Britain in banning Huawei Technologies from 5G networks, according to a report.

Econet Wireless on Monday sought a court order to suspend a police warrant seeking information on its transactions because this would violate the privacy of the company and millions of its subscribers.

The CEO of South Africa’s beleaguered state-owned defence firm, Denel, will step down on 15 August, the company said on Monday.

Bolt, the company formerly known as Taxify, has launched a lower-cost ride-hailing service that it claims is the cheapest in South Africa.

While the number of new Covid-19 cases is stabilising in the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal is expected to join Gauteng as the country’s epicentre, health minister Zweli Mkhize warned on Monday.

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Data suggests we’ve experienced more of a June Jump than a sustained recovery. Further, it appears limited to only a slice of the hardware sector – chips and PC products.

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Samsung Electronics is preparing to unveil a slate of new mobile devices at a virtual Galaxy Unpacked event on 5 August, when it will elaborate on its shifting strategy to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic.

South Africa is considering an independent board for its ailing national airline, with a shareholder structure similar to that of part state-owned telecoms firm Telkom, a senior government minister said.