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Top of the range HUAWEI Mate50 Pro is now available in South Africa
Chinese mobile telephone maker, HUAWEI’s latest offering is wreaking havoc after unveiling its latest product, the HUAWEI Mate50 Pro. Launched towards the end of January 2023, last week to be precise, the mobile telephone maker has attracted massive interest from tech and gadget lovers. The device is already available in South Africa and with great
Mining sector registers 49 fatalities in 2022, Mantashe calls it a ‘milestone’
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe has released the fatalities in the mining industry and the numbers are the lowest. BusinessTech Africa understands that in 2022, South Africa registered 49 fatalities which is the lowest to date. The number comes as the industry, government, and labour collaborated to reduce the death, injury, and
Expert warns that a national state of disaster for Eskom might lubricate the wheels of corruption
Implementing a national state of disaster over Eskom load-shedding may be disastrous for South Africa if it is used to enable bad decisions, according to energy expert Chris Yelland. In an interview with 702, Yelland said that in May 2022, he presented a report urging that a state of disaster be established and providing proper
According to a source, former Twitter employees are perplexed over the company's refusal to retrieve their work computers
Several people have been laid off. Twitter employees claim the business has yet to retrieve their work computers, causing uncertainty and concern about legal issues. Former Twitter software developer Eric Frohnhoefer, who was sacked in November, told Wired that he had not heard anything from the business regarding returning his work computer. He informed the
Transnet wants to hand over its vital Durban-Joburg line, together with 3,573 employees
There is a 670km length of double-track electrified rail between the port of Durban, where the ships are, and the south of Johannesburg, the entrance to Gauteng's customers and manufacturers. At one end lies Bayhead, the Durban harbour's "back of port" terminal, which is continuously trying to enhance its freight-handling capacity. The City Deep and
South Africa is getting 43 new electric vehicle charging stations, including the most powerful yet
Audi and Rubicon have announced the installation of 43 new EV charging stations around South Africa, including the country's first 200kW ultra-fast charger. According to Audi South Africa, the stations can charge up to 57 EVs at varied capacities at the same time, independent of model or brand. A 200kW ultra-fast charger, the first of
Apple raises App Store charges In South Africa
Apple is raising App Store prices in various countries, including South Africa, according to a blog post published by the Cupertino-based tech corporation. The business is altering App Store prices to account for shifting foreign currency values and changes in tax policies in certain countries, and the changes will take effect on February 13, 2023.
Eskom announces stage 6 load-shedding — here is the timetable
Eskom has declared that stage 6 load shedding would be implemented from 21:00 on Tuesday, 31 January 2023 to 05:00 on Wednesday, 1 February 2023. According to the electricity provider, stage 5 load shedding will begin at 05:00 on Wednesday and will continue until further notice. However, Eskom said in a chart accompanying the announcement
Robust tax receipts in December point to a deficit undershoot
The National Treasury yesterday published fiscal data for the main budget in December. The main budget posted a surplus of R45bn, with broad-based strength in tax collections. For April to December, the cumulative deficit is now 16.4% lower than the same period a year earlier, versus an MTBPS forecast of an unchanged deficit in FY22/23
Vodacom cleans out its house, sheds more than 1 million clients on its records
Vodacom has announced that it has shed over 1 million customers from its network as they believe they don’t generate revenue. The mobile operator, Vodacom shared this development during a trading update for the third quarter ending December 2022. The mobile operator also reported a net loss of 844,000 local customers in South Africa through
China’s Cathay Pacific to relaunch direct flights to Johannesburg, South Africa
Chinese airline Cathay Pacific is set to relaunch routes to South Africa around August this year, the carrier has announced. Based in Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific announced on Monday that it was going to resume direct flights between the Chinese territory and South Africa. The service will restart on August 2, and will be operated
Despite spending R560 million on diesel, Shoprite registered growth during Black Friday
South African retail giant Shoprite benefited from the Black Friday sales during the festive season, announced the company on Tuesday. The benefits were registered in the record Black Friday and festive season as Shoprite delivered double-digit first-half sales growth. BusinessTech Africa understands that the retailer spent more than half a billion rand to keep the
Fintech company JUMO ropes in Kenya’s Joe Mucheru as a new president
African fintech company has announced Kenya’s Joe Mucheru as the president and the news is publicised on Tuesday. BusinessTech Africa has established that Mucheru is a former Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation, and Youth Affairs in Kenya. – a position he occupied from 2015 to 2022. JUMO released a statement indicating that
Two brilliant SA scientists to showcase research at Taiwan's international science fair
Two South African youngsters, Dia Singh and Jaco Jacobs will hoist the country’s flag at the upcoming 2023 Taiwan International Science Fair. The duo, Singh and Jacobs will head to the 2023 Taiwan International Science Fair and will showcase their projects between 6 and 10 February. Singh and Jacobs have been awarded the opportunity to
2022's best-selling smartphone brands
According to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, South Korean tech giant Samsung will continue to be the world's top-selling smartphone brand in 2022. In 2022, the smartphone industry had a significant 11.3% drop in sales, with 1.21 billion handsets delivered – the lowest level since 2013. However, the industry's two
Convergence Partners obtains R5.1 billion for a fund to invest in digital infrastructure
The Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) has reached a total capitalization of $296 million (R5.1 billion). It stated that this was 18% greater than its intended goal. Convergence Partners is a private equity firm that focuses in the technology sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. “This achievement is despite subdued private capital fundraising on the continent
How much can a solar power system contribute to the value of your home?
How much can a solar power system contribute to the value of your home? Installing backup power equipment such as a solar system for your home might boost its worth by up to 8%, and South Africans have numerous alternatives for paying off the expenditures over time. According to Only Realty general manager Megan Ladbrook,
Minister Naledi Pandor urges MTN and Ghana to urgently solve the tax saga
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has urged MTN and authorities in Ghana to deal with a R13 billion tax dispute urgently. Ghana is the mobile operator, MTN’s third-biggest market, and the South African company was hit with a surprise R13 billion back-tax bill from the Ghana Revenue Authority early this month. Media reports
Struggling sugar maker Tongaat Hulett parts ways with CEO Gavin Hudson
Tongaat Hulett has parted ways with CEO Gavin Hudson who resigned from his position after four years on the job. This comes as the sugar maker’s release of a business rescue plan for embattled sugar has been pushed by a month until the end of February. Per media reports, the firm's business rescue practitioners said
Google has developed an AI music generator
Google researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) music generator that takes text cues to generate minutes-long musical compositions, according to a research paper published by the firm. MusicLM is a new product from Google that employs a hierarchical sequence-to-sequence architecture for conditional music synthesis. The music is created at a rate of 24kHz, which