Move over Mexico. With the US election campaign over, South Africa’s rand has replaced the peso as the currency next in line for the biggest politically driven price swings. The peso, considered a barometer

South Africa’s ruling party leadership rallied around President Jacob Zuma after the nation’s graft ombudsman implied he may have allowed the Gupta family to influence cabinet appointments, vowing that it would block an opposition attempt to

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The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) on Monday called on South Africa’s mobile operators to “embrace the open-access spirit” of government’s national integrated ICT policy white paper by launching “genuine wholesale service offerings”. This, the association said

The Android operating system for smartphones is one of the most successful technologies ever created. Apple sparked the smartphone revolution, but Android spread it to the masses. The software, backed by Google, powers more

A new Australian- and South African-built platform, Gather Online, hopes to help users meet other people who share their interests and passions. Led by South African-born

OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg has implemented a new Smart Security checkpoint that will digitise the security check process and should help speed up passenger progress through security. Airports Company South Africa

The withdrawal of charges against finance minister Pravin Gordhan by the country’s National Prosecuting Authority brings to mind events in 2008 when a judge quashed corruption charges against current

Naspers-owned video-on-demand platform ShowMax has announced it has reached an agreement to peer at the Teraco-managed Internet exchange point NAPAfrica, in Johannesburg. “Streaming video over the

Samsung Electronics plans to equip its next Galaxy S smartphones with a Siri-like digital assistant, seeking to make a comeback after the global debacle that precipitated the death of its flawed Note7 line-up