The appointment reflects Eskom’s push to compete for customers as South Africa’s electricity market is liberalised.
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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.
Microsoft and Dell are expected to lead the launch as Nvidia muscles into a space dominated by Intel and AMD.
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A revised draft of South Africa’s national policy on AI will only be released for public comment in January 2027.
The home affairs platform uses liveness tests and biometric matching to identify ghost workers on state payrolls.
Pepkor’s pivot from selling cellphones to financing them has seen FoneYam’s rental book swell to R2.6-billion.
Altron walked away from multiple deals before declaring a R500-million special dividend, according to CEO Werner Kapp.
Netstar, FinTech and HealthTech now generate 95% of Altron profit as legacy IT services revenue keeps shrinking.
Two government agencies have moved within hours of each other to knock down reports of system compromises.
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Elon Musk has cast his OpenAI lawsuit as defence of charity, while Sam Altman’s lawyers say he wanted the top job.
Four tech giants pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into AI report results this week – and investors want signs of returns.
OpenAI has fallen short of its goals for new users and revenue in recent months, according to a new report.
Taylor Swift’s filings are aimed at testing whether trademark law can do what copyright cannot in the AI era.
Electricity market liberalisation, new trading rules and grid reform will define renewable energy progress in 2026.
Many of South Africa’s listed tech companies performed well in 2025, with some growing their share prices by over 70%.

































