by admin | May 26, 2025 | Business News, Elon Musk, Industry News, News, South Africa, Starlink, Technology News
Two days after THAT Oval Office presidential meeting, South Africa has gazetted a new “policy direction” that allows Elon Musk’s Starlink to sidestep BEE ownership requirements. Communications minister Solly Malatsi gazetted this “proposed policy direction” to the... by admin | May 16, 2025 | eSIM, Industry News, mobile data, MTN, MVNO, News, SIM, Spar, Spar group, Spar Mobile
It seems like just about everyone has an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) these days, but even we were surprised to see that Spar Group was getting into the game. The group has officially launched Spar Mobile, developed in partnership with megsApp, another local... by admin | May 15, 2025 | electricity, Energy, Eskom South Africa, Industry News, Load shedding, News, Newsletter, power cuts, stage 2
Charge up those power banks, download a few podcasts, and settle in; Eskom has officially announced the return of Stage 2 load shedding. Fortunately, Eskom hopes to kick load shedding to the curb by Thursday, meaning Saffas will only have to put up with power cuts for... by admin | May 3, 2025 | Business News, cyber-attack, Industry News, MTN, MTN South Africa, News, ransomware
MTN Group has revealed a payment demand by hackers to release the data stolen in last week’s cyberattack. The group was hit with a cyberattack that compromised customer data in “certain markets,” the company now claims. The company refuses to share details on how much... by admin | May 2, 2025 | comic books, Comic Con Africa, Comic Con Africa 2025, Comic Con Cape Town, Comic Con Cape Town 2025, Gaming, Gaming News, Geek Culture, Industry News, News, Other Tech News
Comic Con Africa looms on the horizon. With the Cape Town leg of the event kicking off tomorrow, 1 May, until Sunday, 4 May at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, here are ten highlights for Western Cape con-goers to look forward to. 1. The Main Stage and... by admin | Apr 27, 2025 | Energy, Eskom, Industry News, Load shedding, News, South Africa
Just ten hours after announcing the implementation of Stage 2 load shedding, Eskom has officially confirmed its suspension. The provider initially expected a massive spike in energy demand that did not happen, and trusts that it has enough capacity to power the...