Apple has asked suppliers to make as many as 80 million iPhones in the first half of this year, an increase of more than 10% from the previous year’s output, the Nikkei newspaper reported.

Bitcoin’s claim for being digital gold appears to have another piece of evidence in its corner. In a day where global stocks plunged on concerns over the deadly coronavirus, the cryptocurrency gained as much as 5.8%.

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter said that while he favours letting companies generate their own power, there will be significant initial costs if they are to sell their excess generation into the South African grid.

Facebook is allowing users to clear data which has been linked to their account based on their activity on other websites and apps.

Promoted | Vox has partnered with Snom, a leading global provider of voice-over-Internet protocol phones and conferencing solutions, to distribute and support its products in the South African market.

The Wacs cable, one of two cable systems damaged earlier this month due to a suspected undersea earthquake, will probably only be fixed on 8 February.

JSE- and Nasdaq-listed technology company Net1 UEPS Technologies will sell its Korean payments processing business KSNet to Stonebridge Capital and Payletter for R3.5-billion.

MTN has kick-started a three-month phased cut-over to a new customer service platform, which is promises will offer a better experience to clients.

The CEO of the R1-billion electronics manufacturing facility in East London at risk of permanent closure has denied a report that he blamed the husband of communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for the company’s woes.

African leaders are scheduled to meet at the upcoming AU Summit in February. They should allocate enough time to discuss matters of cyber governance, data privacy and Internet freedoms. By Yarik Turianskyi.