Africa’s first private satellite will be launched in 2016. But scientists and engineers will not be behind this bold move. Instead, it is being powered by a group of South African high school girls. Pupils from across Cape Town on Youth Day attended the launch of the ambitious
Author: Agency Staff
In the fog of confusion caused by the chaos at Eskom, we lose sight of where the ANC government has done really well in the area of power generation, said investment director Rob Spanjaard. He
Brian Molefe wants this week to end. The second official week of winter has not been kind to the acting Eskom CEO, who has had to deal with bomb scares, gunshots, load shedding and unkind weather gods. “It has been
Hisense is promising a completely new line of high-quality and low-cost smartphones as it prepares a new assault on the South African market. The Chinese manufacture has been quietly building its brand in the appliance space, but has kicked off
Telkom’s plan to cut thousands of jobs could be what the telecommunications company needs to compete more effectively in future, said Arthur Goldstuck, MD of local technology research company
Many CEOs believe the general public are not getting the full story behind the national power crisis and the true state of the power stations and their level of deterioration. This was one of the
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko says if Vodacom’s bid to buy Neotel is given the green light by regulators, it could make for “formidable” competition. Vodacom, which is South Africa’s largest mobile network with more
A South African government tender to install 250MW of wind-generating capacity has been awarded to a consortium led by an Ireland-based wind and solar company. The award was made under the fourth round of the government’s renewable
Telkom has reported stronger revenues but weaker profit after tax, according to its annual results for the period ending 31 March 2015. Telkom’s net revenue increased by 3,1% during the period to R26bn. Group operating revenue increased by 1,2%
The Communication Workers Union is threatening to step up strike action against mobile network MTN. The union’s members have entered into a third week of strikes which has hit MTN’s