About 65% of South Africans 16 and older now have access to the Internet, an increase of two percentage points on last year, according to new research commissioned by Google. The 2017 Connected
Bitcoin topped $8 000 for the first time, as investors set aside technology concerns that had derailed its advance earlier this month. Bitcoin rose 4.8% to $8 071.05 as of 10.17pm South African time on Sunday. It’s now up more
Net1 UEPS Technologies, a unit of which distributes welfare payments in South Africa, understated its profit from the government contract in a submission to the country’s constitutional court that was audited by KPMG, a report released by
South Africa’s big telecommunications operators are feeling the pinch of the tough economy, but financial results published in the past 10 days show Vodacom is weathering the storm better than its rival Telkom
On Friday, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk introduced the company’s new electric-powered tractor trailer. The “Semi” goes 800km on a charge, uses Tesla’s semiautonomous driving system, with lane keeping
Christmas will be a little disappointing for some Apple fans. And the company’s holiday season slip-up may be another sign that its crown as the disciplined king of manufacturing is becoming tarnished. Apple
In this bumper edition of the podcast, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are joined by Steven Ambrose to talk about the year in smartphones – from Samsung to Huawei and Apple to Sony. We take a deep
The CEO of MTN in Benin, Stephen Blewett, has been ordered to leave the West African country, the telecommunications group said on Friday. The move by the Benin government comes
Elon Musk pulled off a Steve Jobs-ian “one more thing” surprise at the unveiling of Tesla’s Semi model, rolling a new Roadster sports car out of the back of a big rig on stage. The Semi truck going into production in 2019 will boast 800km
iStore, the retail chain owned by Apple distributor Core Group, has unveiled the first cash pricing for the new iPhone X smartphone. Consumers will have to cough up R20 499 for the base model, iStore said