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Aukera Closes €460 Million Structured Credit Facility Led by EIG to Support European Energy Infrastructure Portfolio

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Aukera, the pan-European battery storage and renewable energy platform backed by AtlasInvest, Reggeborgh and SFPIM (Belgium’s sovereign wealth fund), announced the closing of its €460 million structured credit facility, for which EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, served as the lead investor. With the financing in place, Aukera moves…

FSCA debars Africa Bitcoin Corporation CEO Warren Wheatley

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

From left, Warren Wheatley, who has resigned from the board of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, and Stafford Masie, who has been appointed as interim CEO The chief executive of Africa Bitcoin Corporation, the JSE-listed company formerly known as Altvest Capital, has been debarred by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and has resigned from the board. Warren…

Dyson enters oral care with the AI-powered CameraJet toothbrush

eriinfo.com1 month ago02 mins

Dyson is expanding its personal care portfolio with the announcement of the Dyson CameraJet, a multi-functional toothbrush designed to combine brushing, flossing, and rinsing into a single device. Building on its experience with high-speed motors and fluid dynamics across vacuums, hair styling tools, and wearable air purifiers, the company is bringing its engineering focus on…

SA online retail races to R159bn as growth accelerates

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

The 10% milestone marks a turning point for South African e-commerce, with retailers now focused on profitable digital sales. (Image source: iStock) South Africa’s online retail sector is expected to reach R159 billion in sales by the end of 2026, with online retail expected to grow by 22.5%. This is according to “Online Retail in…

M-Net leaves Premium in September

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Fourteen months after MultiChoice told TechCentral it was working on a wholesale overhaul of DStv, the possible shape of that overhaul has begun to emerge – and a fairly radical redesign of its bouquets may be on the cards. M-Net, for example, will no longer be a DStv Premium exclusive channel and the broadcaster will…

Acer unveils compact AI desktops powered by Intel and Nvidia

eriinfo.com1 month ago02 mins

Acer has expanded its desktop portfolio with two compact, AI-focused PCs designed for agentic workloads: the Acer SFF RTX Spark and the Acer Veriton RI110 AI Mini Workstation. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: GTA VI leaks! The Acer SFF RTX Spark is a small-form-factor desktop purpose-built to execute local AI agents using…

ICASA turns to ConCourt to clarify its powers

eriinfo.com1 month ago08 mins

ICASA has taken on a community station in the apex court. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Unsplash and official images) Having lost two previous cases over whether it can condone the late application for a licence renewal, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has taken the matter – which involves a community radio station…

Teraco’s electricity consumption triples in four years

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

A portion of the rapidly expanding Teraco data centre complex in Isando, east of Johannesburg Teraco consumed 399.3GWh of electricity in 2025, more than three times what it used in 2021, according to the data centre operator’s latest sustainability report. Its ability to keep that growth from placing additional demand on South Africa’s coal-heavy grid…

Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: GTA VI leaks!

eriinfo.com1 month ago01 mins

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of developer Rockstar Games, has launched legal proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to identify those responsible for leaking confidential Grand Theft Auto VI footage. The publisher filed petitions for subpoenas against tech giants Microsoft and Discord, compelling both platforms to hand over…

4Sight ramps up AI strategy with exco appointments

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

Top to bottom left: Eric van der Merwe, group chief financial officer, 4Sight; Essich Wassenaar, group frontier operations officer; Tertius Zitzke, group chief executive officer; and Nick Botha, chief channel partner officer. 4Sight Holdings has appointed three technology and business leaders to its executive committee (exco) as it accelerates the execution of its artificial intelligence…