Author: Staff Reporter

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.

Eskom said it will continue to implement severe power cuts – at stage 4 – until at least the end of the workweek, and possibly beyond.

eMedia Holdings’ free-to-air satellite platform, Openview, has topped three million activations, nine years after launch.

Old Mutual wealth has been appointed to handle the cash reserves that back ZARP, the cryptocurrency stablecoin pegged to the value of the rand.

NAPAfrica, the Internet exchange point owned and operated by Teraco, has signed a “strategic collaboration” agreement with the London Internet Exchange.

Eskom has blamed the “sudden tripping” of three generating units at the Kendal power station for a decision to escalate load shedding on Tuesday.