Author: Staff Reporter

Telkom’s IT systems integration business, BCX, has signed a partnership agreement with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud services arm of Alibaba Group.

The city has published a tender to build a grid-tied solar plant next year as it moves to shield its residents from the impact of load shedding.

Vivica Group, through its Guardian Eye subsidiary, has acquired internet of things specialist Activate Group.

Vodacom and MTN have said the severe load shedding that Eskom has subjected South Africa to since last week is having a big impact on their networks.

The severe power cuts afflicting South Africa are set to continue.

Eskom has provided details about its plan to procure a gigawatt of additional electricity supply on an urgent basis to reduce the impact of load shedding.

Eskom will continue with power interruptions until at least 5am on Monday, the state-owned utility said on Friday.

Eskom plans to launch a crowdsourcing digital platform in an effort to attract skills it urgently needs, including technical and engineering talent.

DataEQ has published a new report, using data from social media, to determine how six of the country’s largest ISPs compare in the eyes of consumers.

Three industry bodies have launched an online ICT Skills Registry aimed at helping younger job seekers find employment in the technology sector.