Author: Staff Reporter

The cable breaks affecting international Internet connectivity to South Africa should be fully repaired in the coming days, according to the latest updates.

Amazon.com wants to depose US President Donald Trump over the technology company’s losing bid for a US$10-billion military contract. The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing project to Microsoft in October.

The Wacs cable system broke off the coast of Congo after it became trapped and embedded in dense and heavy sediment caused by the flow of turbulent waters in an undersea canyon.

Eskom warned that stage-2 load shedding will continue until the end of the week and is likely this weekend, too, and South Africans should get used to regular rolling blackouts for the next year and a half.

The Democratic Alliance has lambasted a government proposal to create a second state-owned electricity generation company in South Africa, labelling the plan “utter madness”.

Retail group Edcon is selling stationery retailer CNA to a consortium majority owned by JSE-listed Astoria Investments.

The South African Revenue Service wants to harness the latest in artificial intelligence technology, self-learning computers and Big Data as it struggles to meet revenue-collection targets.

The communications regulator has received more than 40 written submissions on the licensing of broadband spectrum suitable for building 4G/LTE and 5G networks in South Africa.

Eskom will implement rolling blackouts until at least Thursday, the failing, government-owned electricity utility said on Sunday.

Rolling blackouts will return to South Africa on Thursday evening, Eskom said in a statement. The stage-2 load shedding will take place between 9pm and 6am on Friday.