National energy regulator Nersa has given two main reasons for granting Eskom a 9,4% tariff increase for the 2016/2017 financial year. The hike will kick on 1 April. In terms of sales, Eskom applied for

Trade union federation Cosatu has slammed Telkom’s plans to cut 300 jobs and outsource another 254 staff. On Friday, Telkom confirmed that a section 189 process – which deals

Energy regulator Nersa approved a 9,4% electricity hike for 2016/2017 on Tuesday. Eskom submitted an application to Nersa in November last year to recover R22,8bn, which the utility said it used to avert load shedding. The decision comes after extensive

The MD of channels at e.tv, Monde Twala, is leaving the free-to-air commercial broadcaster in the latest of a string of high-level executive changes. Twala is expected to exit the company in April. Just over a week

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Sphere Holdings has acquired an additional 14,2% stake in independent software development house BBD for an undisclosed sum.
The all-cash deal sees Sphere’s ownership in BBD increase to 49,9%, with the charity Student Sponsorship Programme

Communications regulator Icasa “failed in its statutory obligation” to promote competition in South Africa’s telecommunications industry when it approved the transfer of Neotel’s operating and spectrum licences to Vodacom, Cell C CEO

A major focus of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week was around advances in implementing 5G, the version of mobile wireless networks that will replace the current 4G. In a nutshell, 5G will bring massive improvements in data rates

Telkom has sought to play down a report published on Monday that suggested it plans to slash its workforce by more than 40% in the coming months. Bloomberg reported that Telkom wants to cut its workforce to

R731,88. That’s how much, including VAT, you’re going to have to fork out to get your hands on the credit card-sized computer, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, which has gone on sale in South Africa. Developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the Raspberry Pi 3