Openserve hits back in fibre ISP row

Openserve hits back in fibre ISP row

Openserve has mounted a defence of its decision to launch its own internet service provider, telling TechCentral that the Telkom-owned wholesale fibre operator is “well below the threshold for dominance” in competition law – and that the bundled deals ISPs warn they cannot match are available to every provider on its network on the same…

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the puzzle of SA telecoms

the puzzle of SA telecoms

Your signal dies on a Tuesday night. There’s no message from your provider, no cause, no estimate of when it will come back. You restart the router, check the app, nothing. In the morning you call the contact centre, wait, and come away with a reference number and a callback that never arrives. Two days…

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Eskom Expo regional science fairs kick off across SA

Eskom Expo regional science fairs kick off across SA

Learners from across South Africa will showcase innovative research projects at the Eskom Expo regional science fairs. More than 6 000 school science projects will go on display across SA from late July as the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists 2026 holds its annual regional science fairs. The 38 regional events follow 287 district expos held earlier…

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The AI-led industrial revolution has begun

The AI-led industrial revolution has begun

The author, CallMiner’s Bruce McMahon What began as experimentation with generative AI in 2023 quickly became an everyday tool embedded in how we work, communicate and make decisions. By 2025, we had entered what I’ve called the AI renaissance: a period defined by creativity, rapid iteration and an explosion of people discovering what these tools…

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Why .AI domain names have become the digital identity of the AI era

Why .AI domain names have become the digital identity of the AI era

The .AI domain extension has become the preferred online identity for companies building AI platforms, tools and services. (Image: Domains) Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace, and businesses developing AI-powered products are increasingly looking for ways to signal innovation from the very first customer interaction. One of the simplest ways they’re doing…

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South Africa’s newfound economic resilience

South Africa’s newfound economic resilience

The renewed conflict in the Middle East has once again placed geopolitical risk firmly back on the global agenda and through it all, the resilience shown by the South African economy has been impressive in relation to most economies, with the rand holding up far better than it has during past global shocks. This resilience…

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Post-Quantum’s Algorithm – Classic McEliece – Achieves Global ISO Standardization to Protect the World From Quantum Cyber Attack

Post-Quantum’s Algorithm – Classic McEliece – Achieves Global ISO Standardization to Protect the World From Quantum Cyber Attack

It’s proven that today’s encryption is vulnerable to attack by a sufficiently mature quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm – a catastrophic event commonly known as Q-Day. Even before such a cryptographically relevant quantum computer emerges it is known that adversaries are stealing encrypted data now, which can be decrypted later – also known as Harvest…

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In search of the green zone

In search of the green zone

Goldilocks zone: Datacentres keep a close watch on the temperature inside their halls. Blue is too cold, green is just right, while red is cause for alarm. Datacentres in the United States are getting a bad rap this year. Data Center Watch counted 75 projects, worth at least $130bn, blocked or delayed by communities since…

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Eskom scrambles to quash Koeberg contamination reports

Eskom scrambles to quash Koeberg contamination reports

The Koeberg nuclear power station north of Cape Town. Image: Eskom Eskom has denied that workers at the Koeberg nuclear power station suffered radioactive contamination requiring iodine treatment. This is after weekend media reports alleged that about 150 employees and contractors were exposed in incidents at the plant this month. News24 reported on Sunday that around…

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