178 Paratus Group chief commercial officer Martin Cox Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus Group has today switched on a major new fibre route in East Africa, directly connecting Mombasa on…
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Vumatel tops a million subscribers in South African broadband milestone
175 Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare Maziv-owned fibre operator Vumatel has crossed the one million subscriber mark, cementing its position as South Africa’s largest fibre-to-the-home network operator and underscoring the rapid pace at…
Why the future of enterprise AI is hybrid and agentic
200 A few years ago, I wrote about how product teams shouldn’t care about Kubernetes. The goal was to build “golden paths” through internal developer platforms that abstract away infrastructure complexity, allowing…
Musk hits brakes on Mars mission
177 SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX has shifted its focus to building a “self‑growing city” on the moon, which could be achieved in less than 10 years….
Eskom unbundling U-turn threatens to undo hard-won electricity gains
180 The release last week of the BLSA Reform Tracker Quarterly Review showed that there has been broad progress across government’s reform agenda, with one notable exception: electricity. While load shedding is…
Eskom lifts load reduction for 140 000 customers
163 Eskom says more than 140 000 customers are no longer subject to load reduction during peak periods, as the utility makes progress on a programme to eliminate the practice entirely by 2027….
Crypto firm accidentally sends R700-billion in bitcoin to its users
148 South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said at the weekend that it had accidentally given away more than US$40-billion worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on…
AI chatbots are coming to Apple CarPlay
178 Apple is preparing to allow voice-controlled AI apps from other companies in CarPlay, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The change represents a strategic shift for…
Makro bets on refurbished tech as consumers hunt value
214 Makro has launched a refurbished technology offering, branded Makro Restored, as retailers respond to rising consumer demand for cheaper alternatives to new devices. The range includes refurbished and pre-owned smartphones, tablets,…
Big changes at Lesaka as Bank Zero deal nears completion
206 Lincoln Mali JSE- and Nasdaq-listed fintech Lesaka Technologies is involved in a corporate shake-up, including an internal rationalisation of its operating portfolio and an outward facelift of its brand identity. Lincoln…