F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Eskom’s crisis escalates: Stage 6 load shedding will strike South Africa tonight
Update, 10pm Monday 9 December: Eskom “unreservedly apologised” on Monday evening for implementing Stage 6 load shedding. It announced that from 10pm, Stage 4…
Flooding reported across Gauteng and Mpumalanga as the rain continues to fall
Update, 10am, Tuesday 10 December: The South African Weather Service on Tuesday issued further warnings and watches for potential flooding across Gauteng, Mpumalanga and…
Unavailable capacity: Charting Eskom’s load shedding week from hell
Before the current bout of load shedding, Memeburn’s last article about the Eskom crisis was published in mid-November. Back then, I thought it would…
Stage 4 load shedding to start at 10am, continue all day on Monday
Update, 9.30am, Monday 9 December: It seems that Stage 2 load shedding is just not enough to prevent a total collapse of the power…
SAWS: Tropical Cyclone Belna will not directly impact South Africa
Tropical Cyclone Belna — a fierce storm currently bearing down on Madagascar — will not affect South Africa, the SA Weather Service (SAWS) said…
Cape Town ranked the 46th ‘most festive city’ in the world in 2019
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but it’s not snowing in the south-western tip of Africa. The wind’s howling and four seasons are constantly…
Stage 4 load shedding declared as Eskom’s power struggles deepen
Well, this all escalated very quickly. Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented by Eskom from 2pm on Friday and will last until 6am…
Herman Mashaba: ‘I believe in South Africa and South Africans’
It’s been a bit of a rough week for South Africa. With SAA ailing, Eskom crumbling, and mayors falling, it’s a week that have…
Opera 55 now gives users even greater control over its dark mode
Opera’s Android browser now has an incredibly customisable dark mode. Unveiled this week, Opera 55 arrives with a number of dark mode toggles and…
Load shedding update: Eskom dramas will continue this weekend
Update: 7.30am, Friday 6 December: Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load shedding will continue for another 21 hours, beginning at 9am Friday ending…
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