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South Africa’s power system will remain in peril during winter, acting Eskom CEO Collin Matjila said on Thursday. “The country still remains vulnerable and it will be the same during winter,” Matjila told reporters in Johannesburg. “While we continue with maintenance as part of our strategy to have remaining

French carrier Wi-Fi specialist Nomosphere, part of the Nomotech Group, has announced plans to expand in South Africa. It will open a subsidiary in Johannesburg, its first office outside France, as it looks to take advantage of an expected boom in Wi-Fi demand in Africa. Wireless Access

President Jacob Zuma has appointed National Freedom Party leader Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi as deputy science & technology minister, the presidency announced on Thursday. KaMagwaza-Msibi, 52, would take her oath of office at a swearing-in ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Friday

MTN South Africa is replacing its chief marketing officer, Brian Gouldie, who has been appointed at CEO of one of the operating companies within the group. MTN isn’t saying yet which country Gouldie will lead. In the 10 months he has led the marketing team at MTN South Africa

Eskom executives are to forgo their annual bonuses this year in light of the parastatal’s R255 billion revenue shortfall, interim CEO Collin Matjila said on Wednesday. “They acknowledged the financial constraints by agreeing to forgo their annual performance bonuses this year as one of the efforts to

MTN and Simfy Africa have signed a deal to offer the streaming music service’s product to the mobile operator’s customers at a discount. MTN will offer the streaming service to its customers for R49/month. “All customers will have the opportunity to try the full service, and enjoy all of

Science and maths education is progressively improving in South Africa, science & technology minister Naledi Pandor said on Wednesday. “To say we are at the bottom of a whole host of countries, based on perception, is a bit of a difficult one for me,” she told reporters in Pretoria. “The WEF report

Roads agency Sanral on Wednesday defended the accuracy of figures in advertisements it has been ordered to withdraw. “Based on the feedback of the independent auditors, Sanral maintains that the figures used were correct,” Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said. “We trust that the new facts provided

JSE-listed technology firm Morvest is getting into … bedding. The company told shareholders on Tuesday that its subsidiary Morvest Retail, through its business Whoohaa, will buy “certain business assets and business liabilities” of well-known mattress maker Simmons for R75m

The Parkhurst Residents and Business Owners Association (Praboa) has unanimously decided to award the project to build fibre to homes and businesses in the neighbourhood to Vumatel, a new player in South Africa’s last-mile fibre market. The project will be the first for Vumatel and will likely serve as a case