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      The end of MultiChoice as we know it

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      The satellite war on terrestrial telecoms has already begun

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    Eskom will impose stage-6 load shedding as unplanned breakdowns in its electricity generation fleet intensify. And worse may be to come.

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    By Staff Reporter18 February 2023

    Eskom will impose power cuts equal the worst ever overnight on Saturday as it battles breakdowns in its ageing fleet of coal-fired power stations.

    Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message

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    Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication method to secure their accounts.

    Business lobby launches online policy reform tracker - Busi Mavuso

    Fix South Africa or risk an uprising, big business warns

    By Prinesha Naidoo17 February 2023

    South Africa could face protests similar to those that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, the head of a leading business lobby group warned.

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