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Huawei’s big SA growth plans revealed

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China’s Huawei, which lost ground in South Africa relative to some of its smartphone rivals over the Christmas sales season – pushing it into fourth place in terms of shipments – has vowed to

FillApp tells you when to fill up

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A new, South African-developed smartphone application tells you when to fill up your car and how much it’s going to cost you, with the idea that it will save consumers money. The app, called FillApp – and developed by a company

SA’s first e-police station launched

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National police commissioner Riah Phiyega launched South Africa’s first e-police station in Kabokweni, Mpumalanga on Friday, during National Police Day celebrations. The computerised police station would be able to save dockets and other important

Touch and go for weekend power

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Power supply will remain extremely constrained over the weekend but no blackouts are expected, Eskom said on Friday. “The forecast for the weekend and the coming week indicates that the system will remain extremely constrained,” it said in a statement. “The electricity

Microsoft confident of more services in SA

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Microsoft South Africa is confident that a changing approach by its parent company will mean the faster introduction of the company’s online services in South Africa. That’s the word from the MD of the South African

Vidi expands with local content

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Times Media Group’s Vidi online video-on-demand platform is expanding its offering with a range of local television dramas, movies and children’s programming. Vidi has licensed a range

DA blasts gov’t over New Age spending

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The department of communications has spent “disproportionately” more than R10m on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the last financial year, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday. According

Eskom cautioned to stick to schedule

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The sudden jump between different power cut stages is making it difficult for businesses to plan ahead, undermining productivity, the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday

Over a million smart IDs issued

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Over a million smart ID cards have been issued in less than a year, home affairs director-general Mkuseli Apleni said on Wednesday. “We are confident of reaching the target of 1,6m