50 Amazon Web Services was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of websites along with some of the world’s most popular apps — Snapchat and Reddit —…
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DStv slashes decoder prices and brings back ‘Open Time’
55 MultiChoice is reviving one of South African television’s most nostalgic traditions – Open Time – to mark 30 years since the 1995 launch of DStv. It’s limited in duration, but for…
Xiaomi 15T Series pairs tech and compassion in powerful pet adoption drive
48 Fresh from the global launch of its flagship Xiaomi 15T Series, co-engineered with Leica, Xiaomi South Africa is marking World Animal Month with #XiaomiPETriotism, a campaign that zooms into creating awareness…
MTN tops 300 million subscribers for the first time
56 MTN Group has cemented its lead as the biggest network operator in Africa by becoming the first to reach the 300 million subscriber mark. MTN made the announcement at its annual…
AWS outage knocks out websites worldwide
47 Amazon Web Services was hit by a major outage on Monday, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world, including in South Africa, and disrupting services for several popular websites…
Cybersecurity is broken. NEC XON is rewriting the rules
65 The author, Michael de Neuilly Rice, is cybersecurity architect at NEC XON Picture this: a generative artificial intelligence-powered insurance system quietly miscalculates thousands of policies after its training data was poisoned….
SevenC and ASG align to build South Africa’s SME IT partner of choice
50 SevenC Managed IT Services has officially aligned ASG IT Support under its brand, creating one of South Africa’s strongest IT partners focused exclusively on the small and medium enterprise market –…
Why smart glasses keep failing
98 After a series of sputtering starts, it finally looks like all the puzzle pieces are falling into place for the rise of smart glasses as the next great consumer technology. All…
Wind, solar and gas to take centre stage in South Africa’s future energy mix
58 Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa South Africa’s new R2.2-trillion energy plan is going to see a dramatic increase in renewable energy, with the private sector expected to contribute two-thirds of the investment….
This is Eskom’s new board
113 Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati Five members of Eskom’s outgoing board will continue to serve on the newly approved board by cabinet, with current chair Mteto Nyati staying on for another year…