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    MTN in bid to buy Telkom: Bloomberg News

    By Duncan McLeod7 November 2021

    MTN Group recently expressed an interest in acquiring Telkom, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources “familiar with the matter”.

    A full week of load shedding lies ahead

    By Agency Staff7 November 2021

    Eskom will implement stage-2 load shedding until at least next Saturday as the state-owned utility continues to struggle with plant breakdowns.

    Icasa calls urgent meeting with top CEOs on spectrum

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    Exclusive | The communications regulator is moving to defuse the looming court battle over its planned withdrawal of Covid-19 temporary spectrum.

    Arrests after Eskom power station is targeted by criminals

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    Two Eskom employees and a supplier to the embattled state-owned electricity utility have been arrested and charged with theft, fraud and corruption.

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    Stellenbosch University’s Thinus Booysen and Arnold Rix explain what the power grid is and what keeps it stable – or not.

    MTN shares surge on news of Nigeria banking licence

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    MTN Group’s shares surged in Johannesburg after it moved a step closer to getting a licence to operate lucrative mobile money services in Nigeria.

    Stage-4 load shedding as Eskom runs low on diesel

    By Staff Reporter5 November 2021

    Eskom will implement stage-4 load shedding from 2pm on Friday until 5am on Saturday, with the power cuts to continue all weekend.

    Jack Ma: The Chinese billionaire who flew too close to the sun

    By Agency Staff5 November 2021

    This was supposed to be Jack Ma’s finest hour. Instead Beijing reined in his empire, abruptly clipping the wings of corporate China’s biggest star.

    Facebook ‘knew what it was doing’: Eric Schmidt

    By Emily Chang5 November 2021

    Facebook’s conduct revealed in leaked documents is “pretty concerning”, said former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

    Understanding the flow of money in crypto – part 4

    By Altify5 November 2021

    Promoted | Welcome to part four of the series of articles from Revix designed to help you understand the flow of money through different types of crypto assets.

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