Technology
Rising Chip Prices Fuel Samsung’s Best Quarterly Profit in 3 Years
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Friday flagged a 28% jump...
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Facebook Unveils New Controls for Kids Using Its Platforms
(The Southern African Times) - Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm...
Read moreDetailsMore African countries dive into a cashless future with new MTN, Flutterwave deal
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - MTN’s new deal with payments technology firm, Flutterwaveis set to deliver...
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Engineers create transparent solar panels that last three decades
WASHINGTON, (The Southern African Times) - Engineers at the University of Michigan and other institutions have...
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M-PESA Becomes Africa’s Largest FinTech with 50-Million Active Users
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - The mobile money service of Kenya’s largest telco has officially...
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Square Plans to Build a Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange, Says Jack Dorsey
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - Square’s Cash App is a popular way for people to...
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Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook, other platforms
ADDIS ABABA, (The Southern African Times) - Ethiopia has begun developing its own social media platform...
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Africa-focused payment firm OPay raises $400 mln in funding round led by SoftBank
BEIJING, (The Southern African Times) - OPay, an Africa-focused digital payment startup founded by a Chinese...
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Philippines’ JG Summit and SA’s TymeBank secure digital banking licence
PHILIPPINES conglomerate JG Summit Holdings and its partner, South Africa's TymeBank, have been granted a licence...
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Nigeria to lift Twitter ban soon, minister says
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) - Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter after resolving...
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