Eskom would implement stage one blackouts from 10am on Wednesday, it said. “There is a high demand for power and Eskom cannot meet the demand,” said spokesman Khulu Phasiwe. He said the risk of blackouts
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Vox Telecom, whose main shareholders last month decided against selling the company after considering offers from interested parties, now plans to build its own national fibre-optic broadband backbone
A week after announcing it was sourcing local content for its online video-on-demand platform through the SABC, Times Media Group’s Vidi service has signed a deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial
The resignation of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa CEO Phindile Baleni will lead to hikes in the electricity price, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. “Sadly, Ms Baleni’s resignation now heightens the
Telkom will no longer seek the permission of communications regulator Icasa for its proposed R2,7bn acquisition of Business Connexion (BCX), the telecommunications operator said on Tuesday
Telkom warned on Tuesday that a recruitment scam is promising successful candidates a paid internship at the company but actually fleecing job seekers out of money. The fraudsters promise those who are successful
Eskom will implement stage one power cuts from 5pm on Tuesday after it earlier cancelled rolling blackouts for the day. “Due to a shortage of electricity generation capacity, Eskom will implement stage one load
Microsoft has launched its latest entry-level smartphone in South Africa. Aimed at the mass market, the Windows Phone-powered Lumia 535 will cost from a recommended retail price of
Beyond a large increase in tariffs, a material improvement in Eskom’s financial profile is not expected before new generation capacity comes on stream, Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday
Mobile operator MTN may be mulling the idea of taking a stake in rival Telkom, according to a report published on Monday. Citing three sources “familiar with the negotiations”, Bloomberg, a news agency, says MTN has