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Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub says AST SpaceMobile is the likely partner, and that the service won’t work on 2G and 3G phones.
Vodacom Group CEO Joosub has put a price on the Egyptian venture and says South Africa and Kenya are likely to follow.
Government will publish its evidence-based case for 5.2GW of nuclear power at the end of November.
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Eskom faces increased financial pressure from lower than anticipated tariffs, rising diesel costs and the impact of labour disruptions, S&P Global said.
SA NREN has received a huge upgrade, giving universities as well as scientific and research institutions access to significantly improved performance.
Netflix will next month launch its first streaming television series recorded in Afrikaans, featuring well-known South African actor Arnold Vosloo.
Makro has launched its first “native” app, allowing consumers to shop using an app rather than the company’s website.
A massive coal liquefaction plant in Secunda has the dubious distinction of being the single largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world.
Apple fans, take note: iStore has announced South African pricing for the new M2 Apple silicon-powered MacBook Air.
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The UK government is intervening in the $3.4-billion sale of satellite operator Inmarsat to a group of funds on national security grounds.
A flaw in Facebook’s Messenger Kids app meant children could have come into contact with people not approved by their parents, the social network has confirmed.
Apple is negotiating to buy Intel’s struggling cellular modem unit, said a person familiar with the matter.
Microsoft has agreed to pay $25-million to settle US government investigations into alleged bribery by former employees in Hungary.
Eskom has asked for a 16%/year increase in electricity prices for the next five years – an effective doubling in the price over the period. This will increase costs for mobile operators and data-centre providers, with costs eventually flowing through to consumers, industry players have warned. Vox Telecom
Cellular industry body, the GSM Association, says that by the end of the year it expects there will be 3,2bn mobile phone subscribers worldwide, a huge reduction in its previous estimates. The new numbers suggest the adoption of mobile technology is not nearly as widespread as first

































