Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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South Africa’s fibre market is entering an “Open Access 2.0” era shaped by scale, behaviour and enforcement.
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing their profits stem from his early funding and support.
Software developer jobs are booming in South Africa, but too few qualified candidates are applying, Pnet data shows.
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The simple unbundling of South Africa’s power sector alluded to by the president could herald a new era in South Africa’s energy future.
Government has received an unsolicited bid for its 40.5% stake in Telkom from an investment firm called the Toto Consortium.
There’s been outrage from some quarters about reports that Eskom intends to increase the connection fee for electricity users who also generate their own power.
Telkom said it has not it had received a proposal from Rain and remains in talks with rival MTN about a possible transaction.
Ignore for a moment that Rain, although growing fast, is a relative pipsqueak next to Telkom. Does a merger make any sense? By Duncan McLeod.
Rain plans to table a proposal to Telkom’s board that it should merge with the wireless broadband provider instead of pursuing a deal with MTN.
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Apple was spared from having to immediately reinstate Epic Games’ Fortnite on its App Store, an early court victory for the iPhone maker in an intensifying battle over the tolls charged to app makers.
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the US-China trade war intensifies.
Barring a precipitous drop in Apple’s share price, CEO TIm Cook will receive 560 000 shares on Monday, worth a combined $278.6-million, or R4.7-billion.
Microsoft is backing Epic Games in its fight with Apple. The company has been upset with Apple’s rules preventing it from releasing a cloud-gaming service that works with iPads and iPhones.
Far from being dead, BlackBerry could be set for something of a resurgence in Africa, with a significant percentage of consumers in five major markets indicating they may favour the brand when it comes time to buy their next phone. Nokia, on the other hand, is
Companies should regularly have their boardrooms and communication devices swept for bugging devices, and even consider using the controversial cellphone jammer for meetings to protect their corporate intelligence, a private investigator has warned. “It is perfectly normal

































