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- Make or break time for the South African Post OfficeThe Post Office has reapplied for Ters scheme money following national treasury’s refusal to bail it out. Read more »
- How Lisa Su built AMD into a chip powerhouseBy all metrics, chip maker AMD - now worth more than twice Intel - has improved massively from where it was when Lisa Su took the job. Read more »
- Solly Malatsi sets new deadline for analogue switch-offBroadcasting digital migration has another new deadline – and a minister promising to get it done on his watch. Read more »
- Radio is surviving – but not thriving – in a digital worldThe radio industry in South Africa is showing resilience amid industry headwinds, according to a new report. Read more »
- South African logistics firm rolls out electric trucksSouth African logistics firm Bakers SA has deployed the first electric trucks to its fleet of more than a thousand vehicles. Read more »
- Uber bakkie service launched in South AfricaUber Technologies has launched an on-demand bakkie service for the delivery of items weighing up to a ton. Read more »
- Bookmarks | Google Maps just got a huge upgradeGoogle Maps now integrates Waze incident reports. This and more in today's Bookmarks. Read more »
- Kabelo Makwane is new MD of Google South AfricaGoogle has announced the appointment of Kabelo Makwane as its new country director for South Africa. Read more »
- Court bars South Africa from building new coal plantsThe high court has upheld a legal challenge to the government’s plan to procure 1.5GW of new coal-fired power. Read more »
- Bitcoin blasts through $100 000Bitcoin has catapulted above $100 000 for the first time, a milestone hailed as a coming-of-age for cryptocurrencies. Read more »
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