Four import-export licences are out, but the electricity regulator’s import and export rules are not.
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Two incidents at City Power’s Mayfair substation left the public broadcaster relying on generators for days.
Controlling fibre’s light patterns electrically could open a new route to optical computing.
The internet is roasting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over his affair with Alice Huang using generative AI.
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New research shows South Africans actively dislike telecoms operators, with the industry ranked last in net customer sentiment, below banking, insurance and retail.
Eskom will later on Wednesday reduce to stage 3 the current bout of severe load shedding that is crippling South Africa’s economy.
Karpowership is expanding its generation capacity by 50% to tap global demand even as it struggles to get projects going in potentially its biggest market.
South Africa will remain on stage-4 load shedding for now as Eskom works to restore more generating units to the grid.
Google is investing in its first-ever Africa product development centre, in Nairobi, as it positions itself to serve a growing base of Internet users on the continent.
Losing customers for the first time in a decade, Netflix is throwing out all of its old rules.
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Apple may not be able to offer the same range of content as Netflix when it launches its Apple TV+ streaming service, an industry expert has suggested.
Apple has announced a string of new services as the company looks to further establish itself outside of smartphones.
Apple has unveiled its own TV and movie streaming subscription service, joining juggernauts Netflix and Amazon Prime Video for a slice of the lucrative streaming business.
YouTube has cancelled plans for high-end dramas and comedies, people with knowledge of the matter said, a pullback from its grand ambitions for a paid service with Hollywood-quality shows.
Convergence Partners chairman Andile Ngcaba hinted strongly on Tuesday that he wants to build an African version of Telehouse Europe, the carrier-neutral colocation facility based in London’s Docklands that serves as the main hub of Internet traffic in the UK. Speaking at an industry panel organised Vodacom subsidiary
MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator, is locked in around-the-clock talks with Iranian authorities about its 49% telecoms stake in Irancell. The Middle East country has become the target of sanctions by the US and the European Union for its nuclear ambitions. MTN has been playing a diplomatic tune in terms of its operations

































