190 Online education platform Coursera will acquire rival Udemy in an all-stock deal, valuing the combined company at US$2.5-billion, as the industry consolidates after a post-pandemic slowdown and heightened investor scrutiny. Udemy…
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China races to crack EUV lithography as chip war with the West intensifies
184 In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power…
Malatsi buries Post Office monopoly the market ignored
183 Communications minister Solly Malatsi last week gazetted amendments to the Postal Services Act that have effectively removed the Post Office’s monopoly on the delivery of sub-1kg parcels. The rule allowing the…
TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2025
227 It’s been a banner year for South Africa’s technology industry, one that was defined by major acquisitions, costly legal battles and intense competition. From telecommunications and broadcasting to intellectual property and…
Trump space order puts the moon back at centre of US, China rivalry
160 US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump enshrined the American goal to put humans back on the moon by 2028 and defend space from weapon threats in a sweeping executive…
Starlink satellite anomaly creates debris in rare orbital mishap
172 SpaceX’s Starlink said one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space on Wednesday that created a “small number” of debris and cut off communications with the spacecraft at 418km in…
Digital authoritarianism grows as African states normalise internet blackouts
173 Between 2016 and 2024, there were 193 internet shutdowns imposed in 41 African countries. This form of social control is a growing trend in the continent, according to a new open-access…
Netflix launches Afcon football show, hinting at bigger sports ambitions
165 Netflix has taken a small but significant step into the world of African sports entertainment with the launch of its first-ever daily highlights show for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)…
Wiocc subsidiary OADC cleared to buy NTT data centres in South Africa
204 The Competition Commission has approved a deal that will see Open Access Data Centres expand its local footprint through the acquisition of a portfolio of data centre facilities from NTT Data…
Tribunal clears Vumatel’s takeover of Herotel
183 The Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Herotel to Vumatel, but only subject to an extensive set of conditions aimed at safeguarding competition. The decision clears the way for Vumatel,…