146 Eskom’s Agnes Mlambo Eskom is working with energy regulator Nersa on a framework that will allow it to sell surplus daytime electricity to bitcoin miners but said the regulator will still…
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Centracom’s Pindrop takes the pain out of wholesale fibre
137 Organisations shopping for wholesale connectivity across many sites will appreciate the improved location transparency that recent fibre infrastructure mapping has delivered. But while visibility has improved, the main challenge remains –…
Eskom to decide fate of older coal stations by September
166 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane. Image: Eskom Eskom has firmed up the timing of its long-awaited decision on the future of five of South Africa’s oldest coal-fired power stations, saying it will…
Capitec bets big on AI
175 Capitec Bank has put artificial intelligence tools in the hands of almost 5Â 000 of its employees and is running an agentic AI inside its business banking credit processing operation, according to…
How AnyDesk is redefining remote access for African enterprises
155 Remote access has evolved far beyond its original role as a simple IT support tool. In today’s distributed business environment, it has become a strategic layer of enterprise infrastructure – enabling…
Capitec blows up MVNO pricing with free on-net calls
233 Capitec CEO Graham Lee Capitec Bank has scrapped call charges between its own Capitec Connect Sim cards in a sharp competitive move by South Africa’s largest mobile virtual network operator. CEO…
After mobile, Capitec Connect eyes home broadband push
186 Capitec Bank’s mobile virtual network operator, Capitec Connect, more than doubled its net income contribution to R442-million in the year to 28 February 2026, as subscribers, data traffic and voice minutes…
Conversational AI is rewriting the customer service playbook
148 Customer expectations have never been higher. People want quick, personalised answers with minimal friction – and they’re no longer willing to tolerate delays or generic responses. Traditionally, customer service automation was…
Microsoft slashes Xbox Game Pass prices in big strategy shift
187 Microsoft has slashed the price of Xbox Game Pass in South Africa and globally, less than six months after imposing the steepest price increases in the subscription service’s history. The climbdown…
Naspers stalwart Steve Pacak passes away
178 Steve Pacak Naspers has announced the death of Steve Pacak, the long-serving non-executive director who chaired the group’s audit and risk committees. Pacak began his career with Naspers at M-Net in…