Author: Staff Reporter

The website address google.co.za, which many South Africans use to access the Google search engine, was unavailable on Friday.

The crisis at Eskom is getting worse, with the state-owned utility set to implement stage-6 power cuts until midnight on Friday.

Nkwe Platinum and South Africa Zijin Platinum have contracted MTN and Huawei to build what the parties are calling Southern Africa’s first 5G-enabled “smart metal mine”.

The Internet service provider industry in South Africa is fed up with confusing regulations from communications regulator Icasa over ownership rules.

Unlawful industrial action at Eskom’s power stations means South Africans will have to continue to endure stage-4 load shedding until at least Wednesday night.

Vumacam has unveiled a R60-million plan to densify its Johannesburg coverage and to work with partners to fight the growing scourge of crime in the city.

Eskom has warned that illegal strike action by employees could make load shedding worse in the coming days.

Load shedding, which Eskom had been expected to implement only during the evening peaks this week, will now be ramped up significantly.

Telkom has launched two new mobile plans, Infinite and FlexOn, that it hopes will energise interest among consumers.

MTN South Africa has provided more granular detail about where it plans to deploy 5G sites in South Africa this year.