No proposal has reached the regulator on making midday power cheaper to soak up surplus solar in South Africa.
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M-Net and KykNet are leaving the confines of Premium, cricket is dropping to R399 and Compact Plus is disappearing altogether.
Mncane Mthunzi takes the role in an industry whose US exports have collapsed 74% and whose NEV transition is stalling.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk says advanced AI could pose an existential risk to humanity, and is calling for agreed red lines.
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Financial markets are on the verge of their biggest infrastructure change since trading moved from paper to screens.
A rand stablecoin built for corporate treasuries has been launched just as Pretoria moves to fence those treasuries off.
The rules meant to stop capital leaving have accelerated it, says the co-founder of the country’s first rand stablecoin.
Generation fell 8.1% in June to the weakest reading in seven years, while Eskom’s fleet ran better than at any point since 2017.
M-Net Movies 1, Mzansi Bioskop, Mzansi Music and KykNet Lekker close on 16 September as four sport channels launch.
Growth of more than 30% in Eutelsat’s low-Earth orbit satellite business has offset declines in its legacy video operations.
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TikTok has avoided a US ban after ByteDance agreed to a majority American-owned venture.
Apple is also reportedly developing an AI-powered wearable pin that is equipped with multiple cameras.
The EU has formally rejected a proposal from operators that big tech companies should help pay for infrastructure.
Taiwan has secured preferential tariffs as chip makers expand US production under a strategic AI partnership.
Google’s antitrust trial, like Microsoft’s, may have inadvertently spurred innovation by competitors, challenging its search dominance.
Litigation was instrumental in damaging Big Tobacco’s grip on the market in the 1990s. A similar approach is probably needed to stigmatise social media.
