The US justice department has joined two other agencies probing Huawei Technologies for possible violations of sanctions banning sales to Iran, according to two people familiar with the matter. Agents from the
Facebook hasn’t felt an immediate financial sting from the latest controversies over how it collects and protects people’s information. But that doesn’t mean the company is free from danger. Facebook’s first-quarter revenue rose
Newly listed South African technology group 4Sight Holdings has acquired professional services firm AccTech Systems and its subsidiary Dynamic Africa Services for R120m and R30m respectively. The acquisition follows
Internet users throughout the European Union – and, in some cases, in the rest of the world as well – are starting to get gently pushed toward accepting various companies’ new service and privacy terms that
Twitter’s push into live video and more personalised content is finally starting to pay off, boosting revenue and profit more than projected in the first quarter by luring users and advertisers. The shares rose. Sales
South Africans are apparently so elated at the exit of Jacob Zuma as president that their confidence as consumers has made an unprecedented jump to an all-time high. The 34-point move in First National Bank’s index
South African university students are being challenged to develop Internet of things solutions to address specific challenges facing the African continent. SqwidNet, which is building an IoT network in South Africa
On the surface, locally listed media and Internet behemoth Naspers doesn’t have much in common with US electric vehicle producer Tesla. But scratch below the surface and the companies have more in common
We’re bringing information and devices online at an unprecedented rate, raising one of the fundamental questions of our time: how do we represent ourselves in this digital world that we are creating? And, more importantly
Amid a sea of red in financial markets, bitcoin is still flashing green. The biggest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 5.4% on Tuesday to $9 412, the highest since 7 March. Bitcoin has gained 20% in the past week and 37% in