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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The data centre business in Wiocc Group plans to establish 100 “edge” data centres in smaller centres across South Africa by year-end.
South Africa’s record electricity cuts last year could rise 10-fold by 2026 unless the country rapidly adds generation capacity, Meridian Economics said.
African Rainbow Energy and Power is looking to boost renewable power generation to become one of the biggest clean energy providers in South Africa and Africa.
The rand fell on Monday, ahead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England’s interest rate decisions.
The Office of the Chief Justice is investigating a R225-million tender that was allegedly riddled with irregularities.
Multichoice Group is looking to spend half its content investment on African shows with local actors and producers within the next two years.
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The number of people who have coronavirus immunity could be higher than antibody tests suggest, a new study indicates.
Tesla on Wednesday became the highest-valued car maker as its shares surged to new record highs and the electric vehicle maker’s market capitalisation overtook that of former front runner Toyota.
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday formally designated Chinese’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE as posing threats to US national security.
China over the past decade built an alternate online reality where Google and Facebook barely exist. Now its own largest tech corporations are getting a taste of what a shutout feels like.
Smartphone users have had plenty of options to choose from this year as the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturers introduced flagship devices to eager audiences. Though the improvements over 2013’s models have been more iterative than revolutionary, the picks this year have stood
Taylor Swift’s recent announcement that she is removing her music from the Spotify music service has started a debate about the future of music. Swift argued that artists are not receiving appropriate compensation and that

































