Watts & Wheels reviews an electric bakkie, drives an electric Uber and wonders if Chinese brands are taking over everything.
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National treasury has stepped in to assist the state-owned broadcasting signal distributor.
Vumatel’s million-subscriber milestone shows what competition can achieve – and what Telkom’s state monopoly never could.
Wiocc Group predicts further market consolidation as subsidiary OADC’s deal for seven NTT data centres is concluded.
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IT sector salaries are showing signs of a resurgence following a dip in recent years, according to Pnet.
Vumatel has hit one million fibre subscribers, reaching the milestone far faster than Telkom’s ADSL did in South Africa.
The US is using offtake deals and state funding to challenge China’s dominance over African critical mineral supplies.
Vodacom Group-controlled Vodafone Egypt has secured additional mobile spectrum from the Egyptian regulator.
Nersa has granted Eskom steeper tariff hikes over the next two years after admitting errors in earlier calculations.
Eskom’s revised unbundling plan threatens grid investment. President Ramaphosa must clarify his stance on electricity reform.
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The EU has charged Meta Platforms with breaching antitrust rules by blocking AI rivals from WhatsApp.
SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the moon, CEO Elon Musk said at the weekend.
Bithumb accidentally gave away $44-billion worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed fears that AI will replace software and related tools, calling the idea “illogical”.
