The social network has announced a number of updates across its platforms – Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp – at its F8 event. Here is a look at the key updates.

Apple projected quarterly sales that topped analysts’ estimates, suggesting demand for iPhones has stabilised after a disappointing holiday period.

Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google and one of the largest stakeholders in parent company Alphabet, will step down from Alphabet’s board in June.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to start a “new chapter” for the social network as he unveiled the company’s plans to improve privacy.

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said on Tuesday evening that her department has paid Icasa the first tranche of its annual budget, a day after the communications regulator said it would take her to court to secure the funds.

The Competition Tribunal has approved the acquisition by Remgro’s Community Investment Ventures Holdings of Vumatel, but has attached long-term conditions to the sale.

Vodafone Group has acknowledged that it found vulnerabilities going back years – and subsequently resolved – with equipment supplied by Huawei for the carrier’s Italian business.

While its competitors are given the benefit of the doubt when their products are found vulnerable, Huawei is held to impossible standards for political reasons.

Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new type of television, one that sits in a vertical orientation to fit content filmed on mobile phones.

Newzroom Afrika, the new 24-hour new channel licensed by MultiChoice that replaces the defunct, formerly Gupta-owned ANN7, will be launched on DStv on Thursday.