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Microsoft rises to join Apple in exclusive $2 trillion club
Microsoft Corp. took its place in the history books as just the second US public company to reach a $2 trillion market value, buoyed by bets its dominance in cloud computing and enterprise software will expand further in a post-coronavirus world. Its shares rose as much as 1.2% in New York on Tuesday, enough for
TelkomOne introduces video catch-up service
Telkom’s streaming video platform, TelkomOne, which was launched in November 2020 in partnership with the SABC, has unveiled a catch-up service, allowing viewers to watch linear content on demand. The free catch-up functionality is available across the SABC channels as well as other free-to-air channels on the platform, Telkom said on Wednesday in a statement.
Ghana plants 5 million trees to battle forest depletion
Five million trees were due to be planted across Ghana on Friday as part of a massive government-led “Green Ghana” programme to save depleting forest reserves. Ghana’s current forest cover stands at 1.6 million hectares, down from 8.2 million in 1900, according to statistics from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. Illegal small-scale gold
Clubhouse accidentally leaked its own private messaging function
Clubhouse — which inadvertently sent every other tech platform from Spotify to Facebook scrambling to build out copycat functionality — seems to be taking its first steps away from pure live audio experiences. How do we know this? The company appears to have accidentally leaked a messaging feature, called Backchannel, to some users late last
Mozambique to sell majority stake in $2.4bn hydropower dam
Mozambique plans to sell a majority stake in the planned $2.4 billion Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower dam that will be one of the biggest in southern Africa, according to Carlos Yum, the director in charge of the project. The government will issue a request for proposals this year, and will take up to four months to select the
Meet Sthandiwe Zikode: The KZN woman who has her own wine brand
When her role model Bonang Matheba launched her own champagne brand, Sthandiwe Zikode believed that she could follow in her footsteps and become a businesswoman. Even though she is 20 years old, today her wine graces the shelves of Spar Tops in her area, and she is not planning on stopping there. Zikode, who is
Banks ordered to provide hand sanitizers for 30 000 ATMs
It is now mandatory for local banks to make hand sanitisers available at all 30 000 automated teller machines (ATMs) in South Africa. This new stipulation was Gazetted on June 17 as part of the changes made to the Disaster Management Act regulations introduced by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma The
Glencore to reopen one of world’s biggest cobalt mines in Congo
Glencore Plc could reopen its Mutanda Mining copper and cobalt project in Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of 2021, about two years after idling the mine. Congo’s new mines minister, Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi met with representatives from the Swiss company Monday to discuss the restart of the mine, which closed in November 2019,
Bitcoin falls to two-week low as China cracks down on crypto
Bitcoin fell to a two-week low amid an intensifying cryptocurrency crackdown in China. The largest virtual currency fell 8% to $33 070 as of 11:12 a.m. in London. Ether declined 12% to $1 993. China has ordered payment platform Alipay and domestic banks to not to provide services linked to trading of virtual currencies. The
South African Smart Cities: A glimpse of a connected future
President Ramaphosa’s first State of the Nation (SONA) address in 2019, he encouraged South Africans to “dream big” as he announced his own dream of creating the country’s first interconnected Smart City. This would entail the establishment of an urban settlement defined by the sustainability of its investment in human and social capital, transport and ICT infrastructure, and
Is Kazungula Bridge taking over the Southern African trade sector?
Traders and transporters along Southern Africa’s North-South Corridor have long been dogged by decrepit infrastructure, border delays and traffic jams, heightening both the cost and time of trade. But the opening in early May of the new $259m Kazungula Bridge linking Botswana and Zambia over the Zambezi River offers renewed hope to those travelling north
Facebook to update its community standards
Following a recommendation from its Oversight Board, Facebook says it will update its community standards to be clearer about how it handles satirical content, the company said in a blog post. “We’ll add information to the Community Standards that makes it clear where we consider satire as part of our assessment of context-specific decisions,” according
Airspeeder says it had the first successful test flight for its electric flying racecar
Airspeeder says its electric “flying” race car, the Alauda Mk3, has had its first unpiloted test flights in southern Australia. The craft, an electric vertical takeoff multicopter (abbreviated eVTOL for electric vertical take off and landing) was remotely controlled and the test flights took place under the supervision of Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority. The
Why SEO matters – and how to make it matter
For many Internet users, buying a new product or service starts with an online search query. In fact, 46% of product searches begin on Google.1 After a search query, search engines return the best possible search results. For brands to achieve maximum online visibility of their products and services, they need to optimise their website and
MTN to launch OpenRAN network in Africa
MTN this week became the latest major telco to commit to deploying OpenRAN technology, which it claims will be a “game-changer” in emerging markets. The South African company, which has operations in around 20 markets in Africa and the Middle East, said it is working with vendor partners Altiostar, Mavenir, Parallel Wireless, Tech Mahindra and
AI customer service is closer than you think
By now, most of us are familiar with chatbots, and although they are a long way from replacing human interaction, they are undoubtedly helping businesses serve customers better. While most chatbots simply answer frequently asked questions and guide customers with pre-determined rulesets, they have still made query processes a lot faster, more effective, and cost-efficient
Instagram will now pack ads into your Reels
Get ready to start seeing ads in Instagram Reels. The app’s video feed / TikTok clone will start including ads today across the globe. They’ll look just like any other Reel — full-screen, looping, up to 30 seconds long — and will appear in between other clips. Ads will be identified by a small “sponsored”
Mobile internet use is shrinking, despite the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic
A record number of women in South Asia now use mobile internet services, helping shrink the gender gap to 15% from 19% last year in low- and middle-income countries despite the onset of COVID-19, according to the fourth annual GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report published today. The gains in South Asia, which had the most
CEO vacuum at AngloGold turns it into world’s worst mining stock
AngloGold Ashanti has had a bad year, with the company’s lack of a permanent chief executive officer and a suspension of its Ghana mine operations weighing on the stock. But with shares now cheap compared with peers, analysts see potential for upside. Shares of the world’s third-largest gold producer have dropped 30% in the past
Podcasts start coming to Facebook next week
Facebook is planning to start rolling out its podcast product next week, on June 22nd, and, eventually, add a feature that’ll allow listeners to create clips from their favorite shows. According to an email sent to podcast page owners and viewed by The Verge, hosts can link their show’s RSS feed up to Facebook, which