394 Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose Vodacom said on Wednesday that it has become the first company in South Africa to operationalise virtual wheeling fully in South Africa as it moves…
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Big change to EV charging stations in South Africa
390 Electric vehicle charging solutions specialist Rubicon has upgraded 21 of its most popular DC fast-charging stations with new card machines offering tap-to-pay functionality for its users. According to Hilton Musk, head…
These BMW, Ford, and Hino vehicles hit by recall over increased accident risk
360 ‘Owners of the affected vehicles are urged to take their vehicles to the nearest authorised dealership.’ The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a product recall for five different car models…
South African ed-tech start-up The Invigilator in R195-million funding round
383 The Invigilator co-founder and CEO Nicholas Riemer Education technology company The Invigilator has secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding that it plans to use to expand its AI-powered offerings internationally. The round…
Major power users call on Nersa to reopen Eskom tariff determination
327 Outa to intervene in R54bn settlement litigation. The country’s largest electricity users have called upon the energy regulator Nersa to re-open Eskom’s tariff determination for the current and next two financial…
Online sales at Woolworths jump to 6.6% of total
435 Woolworths has reported strong growth in online sales in both its food and fashion, beauty & home categories, though headline earnings have come under pressure. Full-year headline earnings in the 52…
Google dodges bullet in major antitrust ruling
334 Carlos Barria/Reuters Google won’t have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to Big Tech in its battle with US antitrust enforcers,…
Here are the benefits of township businesses moving cashless
297 Cashing up at the end of the business day will be easy, as everything will already be recorded by the bank app that the business will be using. Most people in…
Court confirms Consumer Tribunal decision dealer must refund and pay a fine
274 The “hot hatchback” turned into a hot potato for a car dealer who contravened several sections of the CPA. The High Court in Cape Town confirmed a decision of the National…
Here’s what foods went down
304 Low-income consumers are still battling to put nutritious food on their families’ plates although the household food basket was cheaper. Key data from the August Household Affordability Index’s household food basket…