Blockchain technologies, on which cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are based, will take up to 10 years before they have a transformational impact, analyst firm Gartner said on Tuesday.

MTN South Africa has launched embedded Sim technology for postpaid customers. The eSim technology is available on the Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm variant), it said on Tuesday.

Early investors in Jumia Technologies will get their first chance to sell shares since the company went public in April, when the company’s 180-day lock-up period expires on Wednesday.

Salts found in a Mars crater suggest drastic climate fluctuations may have caused the planet’s water to evaporate. Nasa’s Curiosity rover has been exploring the Gale crater since August 2012.

Telecommunications sector CEOs made a commitment on Tuesday to work with government to roll out fibre in rural communities and connect communities to the Internet grid.

Apple fans have bid farewell to iTunes, the once-revolutionary program that made online music sales mainstream and effectively blunted the impact of piracy.

A class-action complaint accuses the companies behind the stablecoin tether of “propping and popping the largest bubble in history”, leading to disappearance of $265-billion in cryptocurrency wealth.

Samsung Electronics posted earnings that handily beat analyst estimates as stronger smartphone demand offset price declines in the memory chip business.

The Donald Trump administration placed eight Chinese technology giants on a US blacklist on Monday, accusing them of being implicated in human rights violations.

A special meeting of 4Sight Holdings shareholders on Friday looks set to be a fiery affair after a leading director quit on Monday, describing his continued presence on the board as untenable.