“The Maxforce” is the European Union team that ordered Ireland to collect billions of euros in back taxes from Apple, rattled the Irish government, and spurred changes to international tax law. You’d think it
BlackBerry and the Canadian government are opening a research centre for self-driving cars that raises the possibility of government backing for the former smartphone maker’s automotive software unit. Chief CEO John Chen and
Bitcoin, that nebulous digital currency that trades in cyberspace and is “mined” by code-cracking computers, emerged as a better bet this year than every major foreign-exchange trade, stock index and commodity contract. The electronic
In his farewell note to investors, technology analyst Gene Munster was slightly bearish on Apple, a contrast to more than a decade of bullish recommendations. Munster announced his departure from brokerage firm Piper
uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association treasurer-general Des Van Rooyen told guests at a commemoration gala dinner that at the next MKMVA meeting he would push for a resolution that all
Liquid Telecom’s R6,5bn acquisition of Neotel is going ahead. Communications regulator Icasa on Thursday gave the deal the green light, approving the transfer of licences to Liquid, according to a well-placed source with knowledge
A transformation is happening in global energy markets that’s worth noting as 2016 comes to an end: solar power, for the first time, is becoming the cheapest form of new electricity. This has happened in isolated projects in the past
Allegations of treason, espionage and revolutionary plots to topple President Jacob Zuma are stoking a no-holds-barred fight between senior police officers for control of the nation’s security apparatus. Squaring up in the courts and the media
Standard Bank has asked the high court to prevent President Jacob Zuma and any of his ministers from intervening in its decision to close accounts of companies associated with the Gupta family. The appeal goes a step further than an
It’s our last show for 2016, and a time to look back at the year that was. In this special edition of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg choose their top smartphones of 2016. Also this week, the biggest local and international