Solar parks and grid-scale batteries are set to deliver significant new capacity to South Africa’s grid in 2026.
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Software developer jobs are booming in South Africa, but too few qualified candidates are applying, Pnet data shows.
Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Consumers are reshaping online payments as merchants race to meet growing demand for flexible digital options.
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MultiChoice Group will launch two channels in 4K in time for the Fifa World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar on 20 November.
In an update on Friday, Eskom said it plans to move to stage-4 load shedding on Saturday and stage 3 on Sunday as it continues battling plant breakdowns.
MultiChoice Group has announced it is acquiring Namola, the popular emergency response app, as it eyes new areas for expansion, including fintech.
DStv streaming subscribers will now pay substantially less than those subscribing through satellite for the same bouquets.
MultiChoice on Thursday announced plans to launch its own smart TV. Called DStv Glass, the 4K flat-screen TV will be launched in 2023.
South African power cuts should ease over coming days, according to public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.
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IBM said on Thursday it would spin off the managed infrastructure services unit of its Global Technology Services division into a new public company.
Samsung Electronics reported earnings that beat analyst estimates after the Korean technology giant’s mobile and chip businesses benefited from US restrictions on Huawei Technologies.
A scathing report detailing abuses of market power by four top technology companies suggests a tough road ahead of new rules and stricter enforcement for Big Tech should Joe Biden win the White House.
Tesla’s upcoming quarterly report could put another US$3-billion in CEO Elon Musk’s pocket. That’s R50-billion at the time of writing.
Telkom’s fixed-line voice revenue has plummeted in the past year, falling by more than 13,4%, or almost R1,1bn. In its financial year to 31 March 2015, Telkom reported fixed-line voice usage revenue of less than R6,9bn, down from R7,9bn a year ago
On 15 June, First National Bank will become the first major banking brand in South Africa to launch a mobile virtual network operator and take on South Africa’s incumbent mobile operators. Years in the
