Author: Staff Reporter

Eskom implemented rotational blackouts on Thursday after it failed to return power generation units to the grid and after additional breakdowns overnight.

Eskom on Wednesday warned that rotational blackouts could return at any moment as its struggled to meet demand for electricity with 11GW in unplanned breakdowns in its generation fleet.

MTN Group is opening an application programming interface marketplace for software developers. Called Chenosis, it’s meant to allow developers and businesses to discover and subscribe to open APIs.

MultiChoice Group is ditching the channel numbers on its vast SuperSport line-up and introducing football on what is currently known as SuperSport 1 but which will soon be renamed as SuperSport Grandstand.

Icasa has slammed a report in the consumer media this week that stated it made a mistake when it assigned the “111” service code to government for dealing with Covid-19-related calls from citizens.

Six of Eskom’s generation units tripped on Monday, dramatically increasing the chances of the return of rolling blackouts this week.

A Hisense factory in Atlantis, north of Cape Town, was reopened on Friday after it was temporarily closed by government over allegations it was not compliant with Covid-19 regulations.

New research from GfK suggests there has been a marked shift by South African consumers to online shopping, with most likely to continue using e-commerce, even after the Covid-19 pandemic ends.

MultiChoice Group is adding two, 24-hour ESPN sports channels to its DStv platform following an agreement with Walt Disney Co. The channels will be launched on DStv on 29 July.

A man who ripped off equipment from mobile phone base stations in the Western Cape has been sentenced to 500 years in prison, though he will spend no more than 13 years behind bars in practice.