The appointment reflects Eskom’s push to compete for customers as South Africa’s electricity market is liberalised.
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Nvidia’s ARM-based “superchip” takes Nvidia into Qualcomm, Intel and AMD’s territory at the premium end.
The aggressive pricing push shows Dell competing across every tier of a squeezed consumer PC market.
Telkom has guided to a 45-55% earnings jump when it reports this week, but base effects complicate the picture.
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PwC says African firms must spend more on AI, but extra investment does not guarantee returns.
SK Hynix has topped $1-trillion in market value, a day after rival Micron Technology achieved the same milestone.
Datatec Group’s underlying EPS jumped 35% as enterprise AI and cybersecurity spending lifted earnings significantly.
Retail group Pepkor has announced a launch date for its new bank and set a target customer base for its first five years.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says he was wrong to fear AI would wipe out entry-level white-collar jobs.
CEO Rob Godlonton says the Silversoft acquisition is one step in a broader tech consolidation strategy.
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A month after Mythos’s limited launch, cybersecurity practitioners say the hacking threat is more measured than feared.
Pope Leo’s first encyclical takes on AI, with Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah joining the Vatican launch.
Samsung Electronics and a trade union are holding last-ditch talks to avert a strike threatening global supply chains.
Pop star claims Samsung used her image on TV packaging without permission, seeking at least $15-million in damages.
Vibe coding and AI agents are upending software development — and the implications for jobs are profound, says iqbusiness’s Morgan Goddard.
National treasury has stepped in to assist the state-owned broadcasting signal distributor.

































