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      22 April 2026
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      26 March 2026
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      South Africa’s energy future hinges on getting wheeling right

      10 March 2026
      Free calls, dead voice and Shameel Joosub's Spanish ghost - Duncan McLeod

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    Stage-2 power blackouts back until at least Sunday

    By Staff Reporter20 February 2020

    Eskom will implement stage-2 rotational load shedding until at least Sunday, it said on Thursday. Rolling blackouts will begin at 9am and last until 6am on Sunday at the earliest.

    International connectivity fully restored as Wacs, Sat-3 return to service

    By Staff Reporter19 February 2020

    More than a month after freak simultaneous submarine cable breaks disrupted Internet access in South Africa and other African countries, international connectivity has been fully restored.

    Private sector ready to step in to plug Eskom supply deficit

    By Agency Staff19 February 2020

    South Africa received hundreds of responses to a call for 3GW of emergency power that it estimates could be brought online within two years.

    Safaricom likely to borrow to fund Ethiopia bid

    By Agency Staff19 February 2020

    Safaricom, weighing up an offer for Ethiopia’s telecommunications business later this year, plans to take on debt to fund a joint bid by a consortium including parent Vodacom and two other entities.

    R1-billion Yekani electronics factory in bid to avoid liquidation

    By Staff Reporter19 February 2020

    A R1-billion smart electronics factory in East London, Yekani Manufacturing, is seeking business rescue in an effort to avoid being liquidated, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday.

    VW gearing up to launch electric cars in South Africa

    By Staff Reporter19 February 2020

    German car-making giant Volkswagen is preparing for the introduction of its electric vehicle line-up on South African roads through the local launch of the e-Golf pilot project.

    MultiChoice launches Innovation Fund

    By Staff Reporter19 February 2020

    MultiChoice Group has created an Innovation Fund to invest in small businesses in the video entertainment and technology sectors.

    For other tech megacaps, it’s like Apple’s warning never happened

    By Agency Staff19 February 2020

    If the US stock market is like a giant stone wall whose structural integrity depends entirely on the sturdiness of five tech megacaps, it didn’t act like it on Tuesday.

    Dell sells RSA Security for $2.1-billion

    By Agency Staff19 February 2020

    Dell Technologies has sold one of its cybersecurity units, RSA, for $2.1-billion, part of the computer maker’s efforts to streamline its business.

    MortgageMarket: SA’s first independent online marketplace for home loans

    By MortgageMarket19 February 2020

    Promoted | MortgageMarket is South Africa’s first independent online marketplace for home loans. Watch this video to learn more about how the home loan industry has been slow to adapt to digital and MortgageMarket aims to change that

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