Chris Maroleng has officially been appointed as the new chief operating officer of the SABC and will start work on 1 February, SABC News Online reported on Tuesday. His appointment comes despite apparent objections
The new leaders of Eskom vowed on Tuesday to resolve governance problems as they outlined “significant” financial difficulties at the at the state-owned power utility. Lenders who had stopped taking Eskom’s calls because of
It is easy to confuse the current geopolitical situation with that of the 1980s. The US and Russia each accuse the other of interfering in domestic affairs. Russia has annexed territory over US objections, raising concerns
Uber Eats and Mr D Food may soon have a more formidable competitor. Ride-hailing firm and Uber rival Taxify and homegrown food delivery company OrderIn announced on Tuesday that they have partnered
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and retail solutions provider Smollan have acquired a stake in Cape Town-based mobile loyalty software company wiGroup, joining Investec Asset Management and Crossfin Technology Holdings
For the first time in its 18-year existence, the Ombud for Banking Services has received more Internet banking than ATM complaints. The trend is indicative of a move towards technology in the banking sector and that more
Anyone tracking the number of businesses Elon Musk is involved with can add one more to the list: merchandise. Specifically, a flamethrower. His tunneling start-up, Boring Co, started selling a branded weapon online over the weekend
Google has closed its US$1.1bn deal with HTC, adding more than 2 000 smartphone specialists in Taiwan to help the search giant chase Apple in the cut-throat premium handset market. The deal will help Google wade deeper into
SAP has agreed to buy Callidus Software for about US$2.4bn to bolster a cloud-based business that grew strongly in the fourth quarter. SAP said it generated sales of €6.8bn in the period, in line with analysts’ expectations, on
Reunert, the JSE-listed electronics and electrical engineering company, will acquire wireless broadband service provider SkyWire Technologies. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. SkyWire mainly serves