No Eskom blackouts expected this week
Eskom said on Sunday evening that it is unlikely to implement rolling blackouts this week thanks to an improvement in plant performance.
Uber set to seal $3.1-billion deal to buy Careem
Uber Technologies is set to announce a $3.1-billion cash-and-share deal to acquire its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks as early as this week, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Scanning – so many choices, so much support
Promoted | Scanning is one of the subjects Xerox gets many questions about. There are several ways to scan and that is what seems to bring all the questions.
Cars & Gadgets: Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ unpacked
In this episode of the Cars & Gadgets podcast, Duncan McLeod speaks to Nafisa Akabor about Samsung’s new Galaxy S10+ smartphone, one of the most important releases for the Korean consumer electronics giant in years.
New study sheds light on one of physics’ biggest mysteries
Why do we exist? A new experiment at Cern’s Large Hadron Collider has taken us a step closer to figuring it out.
Busting the myths around Eskom and load shedding
In times of crisis – especially with questionable crisis communication from government and Eskom over the past week – humans tend to create their own “reality”, whether grounded in fact or not.
Why the Eskom crisis is even worse than we think
Even at a generous 20GW, the electricity available from Eskom’s coal fleet is barely 52% of the about 38.6GW nominal capacity. These numbers are horrifying.
Is 5G all mouth and no trousers?
Mobile operators and telecommunications equipment manufacturers are making wild promises about the potential of 5G. As with everything, the devil is in the detail.
Vodacom scores an own goal with data rollover fees
Vodacom’s fees and the complex set of rules related to its implementation of Icasa’s data expiry regulations are hellishly confusing, are anti-consumer and ultimately represent an own goal by South Africa’s largest mobile operator.
I took Jaguar’s R1.7-million I-Pace electric car for a swim
A year after making its global debut, Jaguar’s all-electric I-Pace has landed on South African soil. Nafisa Akabor put it through its paces, including taking it for a dip in the Jukskei.
