Eskom hopes to cut down on electricity theft though smart meters. (Image: Pixabay) Power utility Eskom has installed just over 73 500 smart meters – roughly an eighth of its target – as it races to eliminate load reduction by March 2027. In a recent statement, Eskom said more than 90% of the 73 523…
iOCO co-CEO Rhys Summerton. (Photograph supplied) iOCO, formerly known as EOH, has continued to return capital to shareholders after repurchasing a further 2.34 million shares in the open market. In a notice to shareholders, the JSE-listed IT services group said it repurchased 2 344 669 ordinary shares between 29 November 2025 and 31 December 2025. …
Mustek’s head office in Midrand, Johannesburg The plan by Novus Holdings to acquire technology group Mustek has run into more difficulty, with the Takeover Regulation Panel ruling it must increase its offer to Mustek shareholders in a move that could cost it tens of millions of rand more than anticipated. The Takeover Regulation Panel has…
Nkosinathi Temba, co-founder and CEO of Thito.io. South African education start-up Thuto.io is expanding its footprint, offering a platform that combines AI-driven learning, real-time progress tracking, and a digital allowance system to address gaps in student motivation and academic accountability. The platform was developed by Nkosinathi Temba, co-founder and CEO, who began working on the…
JSE-listed technology group iOCO is stepping up its share repurchase programme, acquiring a further 2.34 million ordinary shares between 29 November and 31 December 2025, at prices between R3.98 and R4/share. The total value of the latest buybacks was R9.4-million, excluding transaction costs. The repurchased shares are being held as treasury shares. Since the programme…
ICT tenders: Currently under business rescue, SAPO is seeking a single service provider to deliver managed WAN and telephony services. It’s an auspicious start to the new year for the ICT industry as last-minute invitations posted on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal during the closing weeks of 2025 provide opportunities to dig in to. Interestingly, many…
Ongoing confusion within South Africa’ electrical sector has led to claims that all Schuko sockets are banned. The reality is far more nuanced, and the misunderstanding is affecting product sales, certificate-of-compliance approvals and appliance imports. There’s a fundamental misreading of the specifications. Many people assume all Schuko-style plugs and sockets are illegal. That’s incorrect and…
ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. 2026 is going to be quite something. The good old CES in Las Vegas is going to show just how much artificial intelligence (AI) we now have at the edge. Memory shortages are going to bite everywhere. We’re going to see new chip approaches allowing cool new systems. There will…
Today, 5 January 2026, South Africa marks 50 years since television was launched in 1976 – a milestone that invites a hard look at what television has been in this country: late to arrive, tightly controlled, briefly reimagined, then captured again, and now increasingly sidelined by streaming and smartphones. This is the first in a…
This Monday marks 50 years since television was officially launched in South Africa – on 5 January 1976, a lifetime ago. South Africa was late – very late – to launch television. While many countries embraced TV in the 1950s and 1960s, apartheid-era government concerns about foreign cultural influence and social change delayed its introduction…
