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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Google Wallet, with its integrated Google Pay service, has been officially launched in South Africa and five other markets around the world.
The country has banned some telecoms executives from leaving the country after they resisted paying a new tax on the industry, sources said.
Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of the largest planet in the solar system.
The Hawks have conducted a search and seizure operation at the premises of the former Office of the Chief Justice related to a R225-million IT tender.
The retail group has secured loans worth R3.5-billion from major banks to fund big investments in renewable energy and other environmental projects.
In separate but identical regulatory filings on Monday, MTN Group and Telkom said they remained locked in discussions about a potential combination.
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Nigeria’s central bank said it will grant more licences for payment service banks but set a minimum capital base that could deter telecommunications firms and some other potential new entrants.
South Korean prosecutors have indicted Samsung Group leader Jay Y Lee on charges including manipulating stock prices and breach of trust in order to cement control of the group.
Companies routinely set targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. But a new kind of environmental target is emerging that has been likened to paying reparations to victims of past injustice.
Facebook on Tuesday said it would stop Australians sharing news content on its platforms if a proposal to make it pay local media outlets for their content becomes law.
In a music buying industry now dominated by iTunes and music streaming services such as Spotify, Napster, Pandora and Jay-Z’s recently released Tidal, the CD and physical music store are reportedly in sharp (and potentially terminal) decline. But a curious development
Just before the Easter long weekend, Eskom ramped up the amount of generation capacity taken offline for planned maintenance by 40%. This was a substantial move (and a very belated positive one). In practical terms, planned maintenance had been hovering around the 4GW
