Eskom has denied accusations that it is deliberately deceiving the public on which load-shedding stages it is implementing. This comes after energy advisor Ted Blom accused Eskom of lying about its load-shedding levels. Speaking to the SABC, Blom said Eskom had implemented stage 6 load-shedding on Thursday night without informing the public. He said official […]

Criminals in South Africa have locked on to a target following the popularity of online ordering in a post Covid-19 environment – couriers. An increase in courier vehicle theft has followed hot on the heels of the increase in online shopping under lockdown, says Alex Terblanche, head of Budget Business Insurance. According to Statista’s market […]

Former lawyer of president Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, has outlined alleged incidents of racism in a new book – including his thoughts on South Africa, and former president and struggle icon Nelson Mandela. Cohen’s tell-all memoir, as reported in the Washington Post, alleges that Trump made numerous racist remarks directed at his predecessor, Barack Obama, […]

Video games have risen in price in recent times due in large part to the long-term decline of the South African rand. This has resulted in prices in excess of R1,000 becoming common for major video game titles. For many gamers, it is difficult to justify spending this much whenever they want to play a […]

Eskom will implement stage 1 and 2 load shedding on Monday and Tuesday. The power utility reduced load shedding to stage 1 at 12h00 on Sunday (6 September) and plans to implement stage 1 and stage 2 load-shedding between 08h00 and 22h00 over the next two days. “Starting at midday today, Eskom reduced load shedding […]

As more workers switch to remote working during lockdown, a growing number of South Africans are looking to emigrate out of major towns and cities says Chas Everitt International property group. Everitt said that many more people and companies have had to switch to remote working mode to survive and have realised that: It is much […]

Eskom has announced that it will implement stage 1 and 2 load-shedding on Monday and Tuesday. The power utility reduced load-shedding to stage 1 at 12:00 on Sunday 6 September and plans to implement stage 1 and stage 2 load-shedding between 08:00 and 22:00 over the next two days. “Starting at midday today, Eskom reduced […]

The South African National Research Network (SANReN) is building out a fibre network that is capable of speeds in excess of 9,600 gigabits per second (Gbps). This massive network serves South Africa’s academic and scientific community and will be an essential component of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) when it is fully built in the […]

The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, tabled in parliament on 1 September, provides clarity around the growing and private use of cannabis in South Africa. While the bill can be seen as the first step in a revised, progressive approach to cannabis in the country, the proposed legislation also throws up a number of red […]

Epic Games Inc. made another pitch to a judge to block Apple Inc. from removing Fortnite from its App Store in what the game maker calls “retaliation” for offering in-app purchases through its own marketplace. Friday’s request for a court action comes after Epic was denied an order last month that would have temporarily stopped […]