Constant power disruptions and the spiralling cost of electricity have pushed Mediclinic to start generating its own electricity.
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Fibre-to-the-home operator Octotel, which was recently acquired by emerging markets investment firm Actis, is boosting customer line speeds at no cost, it said on Friday.
A floating gas-turbine generator meant to alleviate South Africa’s crippling power cuts has run into objections by oyster farmers and small-scale fishermen.
Turnover at the entertainment chain peaked in the year to 31 August 2010 at R952-million. It closed all remaining stores at the end last month, after announcing the decision in January.
The JSE-listed technology group known to most people as Altron, but which is technically Allied Electronics Corporation, is changing its name … to Altron.
The debacle surrounding South Africa’s bid to secure emergency power supplies has highlighted a dysfunctional energy policy that’s subjecting the country to intermittent blackouts.
The former chairman of both Telkom and Eskom, Jabu Mabuza, a widely admired businessman, died from Covid-19 complications on Wednesday, his family announced.
Covid-19 cases rose by over 20% week on week in nearly two dozen African countries and progress on vaccinating Africans is proceeding slowly, with just 0.79% of people on the continent fully vaccinated.
Cape Town-headquartered edtech specialist HyperionDev has secured more than R50-million in funding, some through private investments and some through public crowdfunding.
The national department of health said it is ready to start vaccinating teachers in their numbers from next week, with Johnson & Johnson vaccines are expected to arrive in the country tomorrow afternoon.