Eskom extended power cuts that started on 4 January until Monday after a conveyor belt failure at its Medupi plant – just as Andre de Ruyter officially takes over as head of the cash-strapped company.
Samsung Electronics said it will introduce new products at an event in San Francisco next month, with speculation the company could rename its new top-end model the Galaxy S20, instead of the S11.
Many South Africans still haven’t returned to work from the holiday season, yet Eskom has already plunged the country back into darkness, casting chances of a recovery in the economy in 2020 into serious doubt.
Takeaway.com is set to declare final victory in the five-month takeover battle for UK food-delivery company Just Eat, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Apple CEO Tim Cook made $125-million in the company’s 2019 fiscal year, less than the year before due in part to a lower bonus.
Internet-enabled industry disruption defined business strategy in the 2010s, but as 2020 begins, that era appears to be winding down.
Bill Gates, the world’s second richest person, has said he wants his fellow billionaires to pay much higher taxes. Gates, 64, has a net worth of $113.7-billion.
Advanced Micro Devices shares rallied on Thursday, with the stock hitting an intraday record – the chip maker’s first such milestone in nearly two decades.
Apple shares surpassed $300 for the first time amid predictions for a robust holiday quarter, demand for wearables such as AirPods and planned services including streaming TV.
MTN Group said on Thursday that it is selling its 49% stake in the Ghana and Uganda Tower Company to a subsidiary of American Tower Corporation for about R7.3-billion.