Author: Staff Reporter

Eskom has promised some relief from the extreme load shedding it’s been imposing on South Africans over the past two weeks.

The City of Johannesburg’s electricity supply company has warned it is running out of money to fix crucial infrastructure.

Telkom expects to play host to the launch of the first mobile virtual network operator on its network by year-end.

Cell C has appointed Stephen Morony, a former company executive, as the new chief officer of its wholesale business.

Shares in MTN Group took a smack on Monday after it said it was facing a R13-billion claim from Ghana’s tax authority.

MTN Group has encountered significant turbulence in one of its more important markets, Ghana, with tax authorities there claiming they are owed billions in unpaid taxes.

Eskom said on Friday that reducing load shedding, currently being implemented at stage 6, is its “highest priority”.

Nersa has approved a 33.77% increase in Eskom’s electricity tariffs over the next two years, starting with a whopping increase of 18.65% this April.

Eskom is moving to around-the-clock stage-6 load shedding from 4pm on Wednesday as the rapidly deepening energy crisis spirals.

The City of Johannesburg has issued an extraordinary appeal to communities to help it deal with a widening scourge of infrastructure theft.