The real story behind Iris, South Africa’s classroom robot

by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Aldebaran, Bonisiwe Gumede, BSG and Technologies, Bytefuse, Dube TradePort, Education and skills, MakerLabs, Maskew Miller Longman, News, Nomalungelo Gina, Sections, SoftBank, Technology Innovation Agency, Veronica Mohapeloa

Equipping every public school would cost R14.5-billion. Despite public backing, government has not considered funding it.

South Africa’s ‘clean coal’ plan is a bet against arithmetic

by nouman | Aug 27, 2026 | Chris Yelland, Council for Geoscience, CSIR, EE Business Intelligence, Energy and sustainability, Eskom, Global CCS Institute, IEEFA, Irena, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, News, Sections, World Bank

Carbon capture makes coal dearer every year, while solar and batteries get cheaper with every passing quarter.

The most dangerous customer is the quiet one

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 10, 2026 | Enterprise software, Jannie van Zyl, News, Sections

Customer quiet-quitting is the bill for shortcuts taken years ago. By the time it shows up in the numbers, they have already gone.

Eskom fixed the fleet and the customers left

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 7, 2026 | Energy and sustainability, Eskom, News, Sections, Statistics South Africa, Zambezi River Authority, Zesco, Zimbabwe Power Company

Generation fell 8.1% in June to the weakest reading in seven years, while Eskom’s fleet ran better than at any point since 2017.

DStv chops channels as Canal+ leans harder on sport

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 7, 2026 | Broadcasting and Media, Canal+, DStv, MultiChoice, News, Sections, SuperSport

M-Net Movies 1, Mzansi Bioskop, Mzansi Music and KykNet Lekker close on 16 September as four sport channels launch.

TCS+ | Specops’ Darren James on continuous trust in an AI world

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 7, 2026 | Darren James, Information security, Kevin Smith, Sections, Specops Software, TCS+, Tech Shows

Specops Software’s Darren James explains why identity checks alone no longer stop determined attackers.