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How Zoltan Miklos slashed his electricity bill to R1,100 per month
MTN’s general manager for engineering Zoltan Miklos has reduced his electricity bill to below R1,100 per month using a cost-effective solar backup system and power-saving techniques. Apart from being an experienced telecommunications executive, Miklos is also an expert in electrical systems and energy efficiency. MyBroadband spoke to Miklos about his setup at home, and he
The top Google searches in South Africa in 2020
Last year 2020, Google decided to now publish their annual “Year in Search” findings, in which it reveals the top trending search terms in South Africa – and other countries around the world. In 2020, as expected “coronavirus” was the top search term alongside other searches such as recipes for pineapple beer also featured highly,
Trending phones in 2021
Every year we go by, it is well known that we are set to experience a range of new phone releases and after conducting certain reviews and tests, we’re confident in recommending which phones are the best for the year 2021. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple’s iPhone keeps setting the bar high and is continually
SA Crypto developer arrested in the United States
South African cryptocurrency Riccardo Spagni, better know in tech world by his alias "Fluffypony", was arrested on July 20 when he was on his way to Mexico from New York . He is currently in custody of the US Marshals service. Spagni is well known for being the former lead maintainer for Monero, a cryptocurrency
Top ten healthcare technology start-ups
Tempus this establishment is located in Chicago. It creates data-harnessing technology to personalize cancer treatment using genomic sequencing, clinical data structuring, image recognition, biological modelling and other means. It’s stated goal is for each patient to benefit from the treatment of others who came before. Flatiron Health this establishment is located in New York City.
MTN emerge as victors in terror case – and score two major victories
In a trading update for the six months to end-June, MTN announced that its headline profit will decline by between 5% and 15%. Its profit was hit by once-off items due to foreign exchange losses, and large Covid-19 donations. But the market was encourage by the news that a magistrate judge in the US has
Tencent CEO’s wealth declines by R200-billion in China crackdown
It turns out even the most compliant Chinese billionaires aren’t immune to the regulatory onslaught sweeping the world’s second largest economy. In a twist that has upended conventional wisdom on the political pecking order of China’s business elite, Tencent Holdings’ mild-mannered boss, Pony Ma, has lost more paper wealth over the past nine months than
Vodacom launches data bundles with YouTube data
Vodacom has launched three new 30-day promotional LTE bundles available to new prepaid customers. These Everyday-ta! data bundles come standard with a bolt-on YouTube data allocation. It has also bolted on the promotional YouTube data to its existing 30-day open market bundles. To get access to the Everyday-ta! bundles, customers need to buy a bundle
South African fintech company Callpay sold at over R100 million valuation
South African fintech company Callpay has been sold to a global financial technology provider at a valuation of over R100 million. Callpay was founded in 2014 by brothers JP and Thomas van der Spuy. It initially offered a white-labelled telephony payment system. JP serves the company’s CEO, while Thomas was its head of partnerships. As
Koo app replaces Twitter in Nigeria
An Indian microblogging and social networking app, Koo, was on Tuesday launched in Nigeria to deepen online expression, thoughts and ideas among people. Mr Aprameya Radhakrishna, co-founder of Koo, made this known during a virtual press briefing organised to announce the launch of the app in Nigeria. Radhakrishna said that the platform was aimed at
Google soon won’t let you sign in on very old Android devices
If you still have a device running Android 2.3.7 (the final version of Gingerbread) or older, Google won’t let you sign in to your Google account on that device starting September 27th, according to a support document (via Liliputing). “As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our users safe, Google will no longer allow
SA stocks near a record as rand boosts banks
South African stocks kicked off August on a positive note, rising to trade near their all-time high and joining global peers in rallying as some of the concerns over China’s regulatory crackdown eased and progress on a US infrastructure spending plan aided sentiment. The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index advanced as much as 0.9%, before
Fuel prices to increase again this week
Consumers and businesses will have to fork out an additional 91c for a litre of fuel as of Wednesday. Government announced that both grades of 95 and 93 octane will increase by this amount. This means that a litre of 95 ULP in Gauteng, which currently costs to R17.39/l will increase to R18.30/l. Meanwhile, diesel
MTN The company said it is expecting a decrease in earnings per share
MTN has released a trading statement for the six months ended 30 June 2021 to notify shareholders about a major drop in expected earnings for the company. The company said it is expecting a decrease in earnings per share of between 75% and 85% — or R5.06 to R5.73 — down from the earnings per
New Google Pixel phones to feature in-house designed processor
Google is making a bigger bet on smartphones by joining rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in designing the device’s most critical component in-house: the main processor. The Alphabet Inc. company said on Monday that its upcoming flagship phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, will include new Tensor chips when they go
5 upcoming tech summits to watch out for in 2021
The pandemic is giving us recurring surprise visits and sitting at home has made us all bored. However, as it is said, the show must go on. Conventions, summits and conferences, though virtual, are letting businesses still operate. These summits bring the most brilliant pioneers and trendsetters in the tech and business space from all
Microsoft is facing a subpoena for millions of documents in Google’s antitrust case
The sweeping federal antitrust case against Google has given rise to a significant fight over data held by Microsoft, and the company is now facing a subpoena for millions of documents that could shed light on its attempts to compete with Google’s search engine. Having initially cooperated with prosecutors in building an antitrust case against
Medupi Power Station project is finished — but is R201 billion over-budget
Eskom announced that the Medupi Power Station project’s last of six generation units has attained commercial operation status and was handed over to the power utility’s Generation division. The capital cost of the project is R122 billion so far, and Eskom said it expects to spend under R135 billion on completing the plant. At a
FNB deploys mobile ATMs in unrest-hit areas
First National Bank is deploying mobile ATMs in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng hit by recent large-scale looting as a temporary measure while it rebuilds infrastructure destroyed in the riots. The mobile ATMs will be deployed in areas worst hit by the violence, the bank said on Monday. These ATMs have already been deployed in Dalton
SA Post Office plans to block all courier deliveries under 1kg
South Africa Post Office CEO Nomkhita Mona said by law, they are the only institution that is allowed to deliver packages between 0 and 1 kilogram. She added that legislators created this law to subsidise services that the Post Office cannot deliver profitably. The fight over the delivery of packages under 1kg started in 2018