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The City of Tshwane issued a statement on Tuesday saying it had “resolved today” to terminate its controversial contract with PEU Capital for the roll-out of a smart prepaid electricity metering system for the whole city with immediate effect

The state, through the Industrial Development Corp (IDC), intends to invest R100bn in job-creating activities in the next five years, including R23bn specifically to promote industrialisation owned and managed by blacks. This was announced

Big changes are sweeping through the management corridors at MTN Group, with a former top Vodacom managing executive, digital financial services expert Herman Singh, set to take the leading

The rapid growth of the digital economy has meant that tax laws in South Africa, and worldwide, have not been able to keep pace. Nevermind online purchases – the problem is figuring out how to tax services companies such as Facebook and Google

Africa needs almost R5,5 trillion ($450bn) of investment in the energy sector to reduce power outages by half and achieve energy excess in urban areas, former acting Eskom CEO Zethembe

JSE-listed technology group Altron is in advanced-stage discussions to sell the mobile subscribers of Altech Autopage. It’s a move that comes just a year after Nashua Mobile, owned by Reunert, concluded a similar transaction. Altron has been

The chances of load shedding on Tuesday are medium for the day and high for the evening, Eskom said in a tweet on Tuesday. On Monday Eskom implemented stage one load shedding just after 4pm without warning, only notifying the media and public

Eskom service provider T-Systems has announced a temporary extension of its contract with the electricity parastatal. T-Systems is a technology solutions provider and has been at the centre of controversy where media reports have indicated

Mobile phone towers have become big business across Africa as rising costs mean it is less appealing for network operators to manage and maintain the infrastructure. A trend to outsourcing them, which started a few years ago, is gaining rapid momentum

The department of telecommunications & postal services will on Friday launch the National ICT Forum. The forum, which will take place at Emperors Palace, will for the first time bring together leaders from government, industry, trade unions and civil