Apple is preparing a redesign of its top-tier iPhones, borrowing cues from the latest iPads, as part of a major refresh that will see 5G added to as many as four new handset models.

As the coronavirus pandemic leads to anxiety over the strength of the world’s food supply chains, everyone from governments to banks are turning to the skies for help.

Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub will donate a third of his salary to the Solidarity Fund created to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa.

The pandemic is confronting people around the world with important questions about how much and what kinds of surveillance and tracking to accept in support of better health.

Data from vehicle tracking companies Netstar and Tracker shows the number of vehicles on South Africa’s roads plunged during the first few days of the national lockdown – as did vehicle theft and hijackings.

Two Nasa astronauts have said they expect it will be tough returning to such a drastically changed world next week, after more than half a year at the International Space Station.

Apple and Google are working together to fight the coronavirus war in a smart and effective way. It may be the first step in turning the tide against the pandemic and moving society back to a more normal life.

Apple and Google have unveiled a rare partnership to add technology to their smartphone platforms that will alert users if they have come into contact with a person with Covid-19.

Communications regulator Icasa has received “about 35” applications for access to temporary high-demand spectrum, it said on Friday.

The public debate on strategies to tackle Covid-19 often unhelpfully positions health and economic considerations in a diametric fashion – as trade-offs. The two need to be parts of a coherent whole.