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The City of Cape Town started implementing “stage three” power cuts on Thursday, the city said. “Stage three is the highest level of load shedding possible,” said spokesman Neil Ballantyne. The schedule of affected areas was available on the city’s website. “The city will keep
Yolisa Phahle has been named as the new CEO of M-Net South Africa, parent company MultiChoice said on Thursday. Phahle is currently director for local interest channels at M-Net. She joined the group in 2005 as GM of Channel O. In 2009, she was appointed as director
Eskom will start power cuts from 9am on Thursday, a spokesman confirmed. “There will be load shedding in different suburbs across the country,” said Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger. He said it was likely to continue until 10pm. Municipalities were informed of the need
Eskom declared an emergency on Thursday morning and warned of possible power cuts. Spokesman Andrew Etzinger said seven days of heavy rain had left coal stocks wet. “We have asked our large industrial customers, to reduce their consumption by 10%, but it appears
MTN has a “number of options on the table” if the sale of spectrum is included in Vodacom’s looming deal to buy Neotel. “If the transferability of spectrum is something that becomes kosher in a market context, we’d be in a position to capitalise on that change,” MTN
Judgment on whether the e-tolling legislation is unconstitutional and invalid was postponed in the Western Cape high court on Wednesday. Judge Owen Rogers said he would need time to deliberate on arguments around the tagging of the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Act
MTN South Africa is under severe pressure, the telecommunications group’s full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2013 show. Revenue declined by 6,1%, with downward pressure on margins. Although the group’s South African operation showed “signed of improved performance” in the second half
Communications minister Yunus Carrim was playing it coy this week when asked whether he’d like to return to the portfolio after the 7 May general election, which the ANC is once again expected to win. Responding to a question from TechCentral at a press
The government’s investment in infrastructure, including in information and communications technology, continues to play a major role in South Africa’s recovery from the recession, economic development minister Ebrahim Patel said on Tuesday. Patel and fellow ministers in the economic sectors
Communications minister Yunus Carrim has named CSIR president Sibusiso Sibisi and Research ICT Africa director Allison Gillwald as chair and deputy chair respectively of a new National Broadband Advisory Council, which has been established to advise the minister on the implementation of South Africa Connect
