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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Boston hydro now powers five Growthpoint buildings in Cape Town, with more generators set to join the pool.
Pick n Pay’s online platform has reached profitability but rival Sixty60 still dominates when it comes to scale.
Eskom’s generation recovery is working, but unbundling has stalled and municipal debt signals deeper trouble.
South Africa’s capital markets are being hollowed out due to a change in the country’s offshore investment rules.
South Africa has the legislation to respond to nation-scale DDoS attacks but the practical capacity does not exist.
The Gautrain Management Agency reportedly plans to launch its own Uber- and Bolt-style e-hailing service in October.
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DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up that stunned the world last year, has launched a preview of its highly anticipated V4 model.
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Meta will dethrone Google as the world’s biggest digital advertising player by the end of 2026, Emarketer says.
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