Zesa says a major electrical fault cut interconnections with neighbouring utilities, collapsing local generation.
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Researchers who advised Australia’s roll-out of a social media ban say the ban’s first line of defence isn’t working.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a state of disaster over the energy crisis resorts to a measure that resulted in massive squandering of public funds.
The rand is headed for a fourth weekly loss versus the dollar. The currency’s underperformance is specific to South Africa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster over South Africa’s crippling power shortages, saying they posed an existential threat to the economy.
Self-generation of electricity by businesses and households is likely to reduce rolling blackouts without compromising Eskom’s business model, a top economist said.
With Microsoft adding artificial intelligence to its Bing search engine, CEO Satya Nadella sees another opportunity to challenge Google’s dominance.
Data centre operator Teraco has acquired the building housing its CT1 facility.
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Apple and Google on Thursday removed Fortnite from their app stores for violating the in-app payment guidelines, prompting developer Epic Games to file antitrust lawsuits challenging their rules.
Intel on Thursday disclosed a new method for making transistors on semiconductors that its chief architect said could boost the performance Intel’s next round of processors by as much as 20%.
Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent said second quarter net profit rose 37%, beating market estimates, on higher demand for its videogames as coronavirus-related lockdowns kept people indoors.
Microsoft on Wednesday said the Surface Duo, its dual-screen smartphone powered by Android, will start at a price of $1 399 and arrive in stores from 10 September. It will not be sold in South Africa at launch.
In 2014, 1 215 rhinos were killed in South Africa for their horns, which end up in Asia as supposed cures for a variety of ailments. An estimated 30 000 African elephants were slaughtered last year for their tusks to be turned into trinkets. The world loses three rhinos a
BlackBerry, once the must-have device for the sweaty palms of executives and wannabe executives everywhere, has seen its global share of the smartphone market fall to below 1%. So would you still buy this unpopular phone? If you live in parts of Africa, India or Indonesia
