Eskom has rejected proposals by national treasury that it sell some plants to reduce its debt mountain, a lawmaker said.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma sparred against each other on Thursday on subjects ranging from the dangers of artificial intelligence, the need to explore Mars and the future of education.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said he believes the company should have split into different divisions years ago, as he called for greater competition among big technology firms.

South Korea’s highest court has ordered the retrial of Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y Lee over bribery charges, reviving legal uncertainty around the country’s largest company.

Apple has confirmed the date for its next product launch event, where it is expected to unveil its newest iPhone handsets.

Despite growing competition, Garmin has boosted full-year guidance, with its fitness and outdoor trackers expected to grow a combined 23% this year.

Apple said it will no longer retain audio recordings of interactions with Siri by default following a company review into privacy protections around the virtual assistant.

Underwater highways, hoverboard-based sports and holidays in space will be commonplace in 50 years’ time, a new report on the future of technology has predicted.

South Africa’s sixth blueprint in 25 years to boost economic growth and job creation may succeed where the previous ones have failed – by being less ambitious.

Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s plan to pull the economy out of its longest downward cycle since 1945 may have put him on a collision course with cabinet colleagues, fellow ruling-party members and labour unions.