South Africa could achieve higher economic growth if it moves away from coal and adopts renewable energy sources, a report by the World Bank shows. The Country Climate and Development …
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MTN asks Nigeria to lift block on tariff hikes
MTN Group Ltd. asked the Nigerian government to reverse a directive cancelling an increase in telecom tariffs implemented by operators last month, citing rising costs in the industry. The local …
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Pick n Pay rolls out Bitcoin payments across stores in South Africa
Pick n Pay has expanded its Bitcoin payments trial to 39 stores across South Africa’s major cities, the retailer has announced. It plans to roll out to all its stores …
Naira fell significantly against the U.S dollar at the unauthorized parallel market on Monday, extending the local unit devaluation to N800 at the close of business. This implies a 2.83 …
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iKhokha, SA’s Fintech wins International Innovation Award
Durban-based fintech company, iKhokha, has been awarded top honours at Mastercard’s EMEA EDGE Conference in Dubai. The Mastercard EDGE Conference brought together payment technology innovators and tech industry experts to …
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Telkom plans to launch consumer 5G products
Telkom plans to launch its consumer 5G products on 17 November 2022, spokespeople for the company have told MyBroadband. The network operator commercially launched its 5G network last week in partnership …
A meeting was held among members of the South African intelligence and its American counterparts hours before the US embassy issued a statement warning of a possible terror attack in …
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers’ Union (Saccawu) has vowed to pursue an indefinite nationwide strike if Makro fails to improve a current wage increase offer that is below …
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Apple closes in on Samsung’s smartphone crown
Apple Inc. was alone among the world’s top five smartphone vendors to register growth in the third quarter this year as the mobile market suffered a double-digit decline. Global leader …
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Cell C to avoid engaging in price war
Blue Label co-CEO Brett Levy told investors Thursday that Cell C will not engage in a price war with MTN, Vodacom, and Telkom’s mobile division. “We are not getting into …