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      Lou Gerstner, the man who saved IBM, dies at 83

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      Netflix launches Afcon football show, hinting at bigger sports ambitions

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      19 December 2025
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      X moves to block bid to revive Twitter brand

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      Oracle’s AI ambitions face scrutiny on earnings miss

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      5 December 2025
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      19 November 2025
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    Vishing: What is it and how do I avoid getting scammed?

    By ESET14 June 2021

    Promoted | We’ve all heard of phishing, the tried-and-tested e-mail scam that spoofs authoritative sources to trick recipients into handing over sensitive information. Vishing is its voice call equivalent.

    Smart SUSE Linux Enterprise Server shifts the compatibility goalposts

    By Suse14 June 2021

    Promoted | In SUSE’s latest version of Linux Enterprise Server, the binary gap between openSUSE Leap and Linux Enterprise is closed.

    The pandemic has catalysed 4IR adoption – is your business ready?

    By Taboka Sapepa14 June 2021

    Promoted | Little did we know that, thanks to a global pandemic, future technology predictions would be fast-tracked, in some cases to instant adoption.

    Spectrum ‘settlement breakthrough’ is near, Icasa says

    By Duncan McLeod11 June 2021

    Icasa said late on Friday that it is nearing a “settlement breakthrough” with telecommunications operators that will allow a planned spectrum auction to proceed.

    Load shedding chaos pushes City Power to the brink

    By Staff Reporter11 June 2021

    As Eskom shifted from stage 1 to stage 2 to stage 4 load shedding and then back to stage 2, then stage 3 this week, the impact on Johannesburg’s City Power grid has been chaotic.

    Avvatta joins crowded South African streaming market

    By Duncan McLeod11 June 2021

    Avvatta, the brainchild of the former CEO of Cell C’s now-defunct entertainment platform, Black, has been launched, promising more competition in the already-crowded streaming video market in South Africa.

    Load shedding suspended for the weekend – mostly

    By Staff Reporter11 June 2021

    Eskom will suspend load shedding at 8pm on Friday, but it will implement the rolling national blackouts at stage 1 on Saturday and Sunday evening “for a limited period”.

    South Africa plans to regulate crypto trading in phased manner

    By Agency Staff11 June 2021

    South Africa has laid the foundation for finance watchdogs to set crypto-asset controls as the nation seeks to curb growing cases of fraud and improve the management of cross-border flows.

    SAA to be privatised in landmark deal

    By Agency Staff11 June 2021

    South Africa has agreed to sell a majority stake in South African Airways, ridding the government of an entity that has long been a drain on state finances.

    Nigerian fintech Paga may be Africa’s next unicorn

    By Agency Staff11 June 2021

    Nigeria’s biggest mobile payments company is vying to become Africa’s next unicorn, and its ambitions now stretch beyond the continent.

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    3 December 2025
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