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Former Eskom boss Brian Molefe will be back in his Eskom office on Monday, board spokesman Khulani Qoma said in an interview on eNCA on Friday morning. This comes six months after his voluntary departure from the

The ANC said the state-owned power producer’s decision to reinstate Brian Molefe as CEO is “unfortunate and reckless” because none of the graft accusations against him have been set aside. Molefe, who resigned from Eskom in

More than 12 000 South African domain names face deletion because their owners have failed to move them to accredited registrars. The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) said on Friday that 12 677 .org.za domain

JSE-listed Altron, now under the leadership of former MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati, will pursue acquisitions to bolster its capability in four areas Nyati has identified as key to the technology group’s future growth. Nyati, speaking to TechCentral

Former MTN South Africa CEO Ahmad Farroukh is joining pan-African telecommunications group Smile as executive director for operations with immediate effect. Farroukh quit MTN in July 2015 to take up the top job at Saudi Arabia’s second

Microsoft is unveiling an update to Windows 10, adding key features that are likely to benefit users of gadgets that run rival mobile operating systems iOS and Android. The features, which be part of an upgrade this fall, will let people sync between

BMW is plotting the revival of a high-end coupé to claw back market share lost to arch-rival Mercedes, part of a model blitz that BMW is billing as the biggest in its history. The sporty 8-Series two-door car is set to hit dealerships next

For a guy who just lost about a quarter of his net worth, Snap co-founder Evan Spiegel exuded confidence on his first earnings conference call, explaining away the company’s shortcomings and even throwing shade at his bigger

Vodacom, working with Huawei, has launched its first Internet of things site using narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) technology. An existing 4G/LTE site was upgraded to support NB-IoT using software only. The site is fully compliant with the

Vodacom customers who use Apple iPhones can now make voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) calls over the operator’s network.
The move comes a year after the company first launched VoLTE calling using Samsung’s Galaxy S6