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    No more blackouts: Eskom’s plan to stop load shedding

    By Tebogo Tshwane4 April 2019

    Eskom has a plan to keep the lights on for the rest of the year – or, in the worst-case scenario, to implement only stage-one rotational load shedding. Here’s how it intends achieving this promise.

    Tanzania accuses Vodacom of depriving state of R68-million

    By Agency Staff4 April 2019

    Tanzania charged five employees of Vodacom Group’s local unit, including MD Hisham Hendi, with allegedly depriving the government of more than 11-billion shillings (R68-million) in revenue.

    WhatsApp gives users power to decide who can add them into groups

    By Jamie Harris4 April 2019

    WhatsApp is giving users more control over who can add them into group chats in a bid to prevent unwanted invitations.

    Apple may be getting serious about big acquisitions

    By Agency Staff4 April 2019

    Apple on Wednesday added mergers and acquisitions head Adrian Perica to its executive leadership page online, a promotion that suggests the technology giant is more focused on deals.

    Africa’s largest tower company now eyes Middle East

    By Loni Prinsloo4 April 2019

    IHS Holding plans to enter new markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia to bulk up ahead of a potential attempt to sell shares in either New York or London.

    Vox ramps up Microsoft offerings as SA businesses turn to cloud

    By Vox4 April 2019

    Promoted | South African businesses are looking to move their operations to the cloud, and Vox is helping them make the shift by using a variety of Microsoft applications and technologies.

    Judgment against Telkom seen as a victory for competition in home fibre

    By Duncan McLeod3 April 2019

    In a judgment that has significant consequences for the telecommunications industry and homeowners, the supreme court has overturned a lower court’s judgment, in favour of Telkom, ruling that Vodacom is entitled to access its rival’s ducts.

    CDC takes 8% stake in Liquid Telecom for $180-million

    By Staff Reporter3 April 2019

    Liquid Telecom has concluded a transaction with CDC Group, which will see CDC become an 8% shareholder in for an investment of $180-million.

    Spectrum policy direction coming this month

    By Agency Staff3 April 2019

    The final policy direction from government to communications regulator Icasa on spectrum allocation will be issued by end of April 2019, according to communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

    Millions of Facebook records found on Amazon cloud servers

    By Agency Staff3 April 2019

    Researchers at UpGuard, a cybersecurity firm, have found troves of user information hiding in plain sight, inadvertently posted publicly on Amazon.com’s cloud computing servers.

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