Facebook acknowledged on Monday that social media can have a negative impact on democracies, and that the company has more work to do in order to ensure that the good outweighs the bad. “From the Arab Spring to robust elections around the
Over the past five years, JSE-listed Naspers was the third-fastest growing technology stock in the world with a current market valuation above US$100bn, pipped only to the post by Tencent, in second place, in which it has a 33.2% stake
Dimension Data division Internet Solutions said on Monday that it has reached an agreement with Cell C that will allow it to expand its 4G/LTE service offering, providing customers with an alternative to fixed broadband. Internet service providers can
There’s a compelling reason to consider what’s going on with cryptocurrencies a purely speculative boom-and-bust roller-coaster: over a three-month period, the prices of all the top coins and tokens are rather strongly correlated
The clock is ticking on President Jacob Zuma’s scandal-ridden administration as his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, flexes his political muscles and shows he’s increasingly wielding state power to stamp out corruption and revive the
South Africa appointed a new board at struggling utility Eskom, with Jabu Mabuza becoming chairman, and ordered a new permanent CEO to be named within three months. As well as the appointment of Telkom chairman Mabuza
Rubben Mohlaloga cannot serve as the new chairman of the council of communications regulator Icasa because he has been convicted of fraud, Democratic Alliance MP Phumzile Van Damme said on
In this episode, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the week’s biggest technology stories, including Michael Jordaan and Yatin Narsai’s new digital bank. Also in the episode, they delve into Cell C’s plan
Authorities in drought-stricken Cape Town have told residents that it is “now likely” that water supplies will be cut because of dwindling levels in dams serving the country’s second largest metropolis. Cape Town will impose tighter water
For more than two decades, Jeff Bezos has famously sacrificed profit for growth, persuading Wall Street that Amazon.com was best served pouring money into the logistical nuts and bolts that have turned his company into the