Stage-3 rotational load shedding will be implemented from 9am on Saturday until 5am on Monday, state-owned electricity utility Eskom said.

Just three months after Google launched its free public Wi-Fi initiative, known as Google Station, in South Africa, the Internet giant is backing out of the business worldwide.

Shares in technology distribution group Alviva Holdings tumbled more than 25% in intraday trading in Johannesburg on Friday after it shocked investors with a profit warning.

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will launch upcoming flagship smartphones in South Africa, even though they don’t have access to Google Mobile Services, the company said on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plans to overhaul the energy industry have some way to go before they provide answers to the nation’s crippling power shortages.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is to offer public support for international tax reform which would see technology giants pay more tax in Europe.

A US federal judge temporarily blocked Microsoft from working on a $10-billion Pentagon cloud computing contract after Amazon.com asked for the delay, a surprise win for the company.

Scarce components have pushed the manufacturing costs for Sony’s next PlayStation to around $450/unit, forcing a difficult price-setting decision in its battle with Microsoft.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced sweeping changes to the nation’s electricity industry to address energy shortages and reduce reliance on debt-stricken state power utility Eskom.

Dimension Data’s Internet Solutions has become the second company, after Vodacom, to sign an agreement with Liquid Telecom South Africa for the procurement of wholesale 5G services.