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      23 January 2026
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      20 January 2026
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      15 January 2026
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      15 January 2026
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    How to reduce your electricity bill – permanently

    By Hilton Tarrant20 August 2019

    The annual double-digit increases in the price of electricity have sent household energy bills skyrocketing. But there are simple changes that households can make to reduce their consumption and therefore their electricity bills.

    Voice deflation in SA – why you should be paying lower rates than 10 years ago

    By Vox20 August 2019

    Promoted | Mobile and fixed call rates alike should be lower than they were 10 years ago, due to voice deflation in South Africa.

    Apple targets November launch for Netflix rival in 150 countries

    By Agency Staff20 August 2019

    Apple plans to roll out the Apple TV+ movie and TV subscription service by November, part of a drive to reach $50-billion in service sales by 2020.

    Bitcoin pioneer sceptical of the latest Satoshi Nakamoto

    By Agency Staff20 August 2019

    Jeff Garzik used to exchange e-mails with Satoshi Nakamoto before the anonymous creator of bitcoin disappeared years ago. He doubts Satoshi has resurfaced again.

    IMF rumours may be the scare South Africa needs

    By Agency Staff20 August 2019

    The threat of an International Monetary Fund bailout, unthinkable a few years ago, may force South Africa’s government to push through the reforms it needs to rescue the economy.

    Blue Label delays financial results on Cell C revaluation

    By Duncan McLeod19 August 2019

    Cell C’s largest shareholder, Blue Label Telecoms, will delay publication of its full-year financial results until late September to deal with various issues related to the mobile operator’s recapitalisation and restructuring.

    ‘Please call me’: Makate demands R10-billion from Vodacom

    By Ray Mahlaka19 August 2019

    Nkosana Makate has revealed publicly for the first time that Vodacom offered him a settlement of R47-million during his latest compensation talks with the telecommunications giant.

    US to ease Huawei sanctions for another 90 days

    By Agency Staff19 August 2019

    The US will extend for another 90 days a narrow set of exemptions that had protected rural networks and other US customers from a ban on doing business with China’s Huawei Technologies.

    What3words partners with ER24 for emergency response

    By Staff Reporter19 August 2019

    Technology company What3words, which has mapped the world into a grid made up of 3m x 3m squares, has partnered with medical care specialist ER24 to improve response times in emergencies.

    Google, Facebook unite with Trump to protest French tech tax

    By Agency Staff19 August 2019

    The relationship between Donald Trump and the largest US technology companies has often been frosty but a common opponent – France’s plan to tax US tech giants – will bring the two sides together, at least temporarily.

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