
Electricity prices in South Africa are broken
South Africa’s municipal electricity tariff methodology is fundamentally broken.
WEDNESDAY, 04 MARCH 2026, 03:05

South Africa’s municipal electricity tariff methodology is fundamentally broken.

The cost of data in South Africa declined substantially between 2020 and 2025.

South African legal AI platform Murphy’s Law is launching two groundbreaking features designed to reshape how legal professionals prepare arguments and manage their workflows.

Eskom’s plan to phase out load reduction by next year is far behind schedule, as the power utility is struggling with resistance against its smart meter rollout project.

In late January a new social media site took a certain corner of the internet by storm. Moltbook was conceived as a space where AI assistants could let off steam, chat and compare notes on their bosses, but it quickly became the focus of breathless claims that the singularity had arrived as the bots started badmouthing their humans and plotting an uprising. So what’s the truth about Moltbook?...

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
Reading, writing and learning a language or two can lower your risk of dementia by almost 40%, according to a study that suggests millions of people could prevent or delay the condition.
Dementia is one of the world’s biggest health threats. The number of...
Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.

AMA to review safety of respiratory vaccines as health agencies end recommendations based on no new data
The largest medical organization in the US will help conduct a review on the safety and effectiveness of respiratory vaccines as federal health agencies and advisers end vaccine recommendations based on no new information.
“They are filling a void that the government created,” Ezekiel...

Orbex’s collapse puts 150 jobs at risk and dashes hopes of it launching first homegrown rocket from Scotland
A British space company hoping to launch the first homegrown rocket from Scotland is on the brink of collapse, threatening 150 jobs and throwing doubt over the UK’s extraterrestrial ambitions.
Orbex, which is based in the Scottish Highlands, is lining up administrators as hopes fade that...
The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars. The clock is ticking.

Massmart is considering the closure of “around” 20 stores, which will potentially be redeveloped into Walmarts.

There is a further R40 billion owed to Eskom, and Nersa hasn’t indicated when the power utility can recover it.

Space42 is offering Thuraya 4 satellite connectivity in South Africa.

South African small businesses are being muscled out of their own market by a wave of overseas merchants flooding into Takealot — and the Competition Commission is the one holding the door open.

HONOR has recorded the strongest overseas shipment growth among leading global smartphone brands in 2025.

Standard Bank has confirmed the phased rollout of Smart ID application and renewal services at select branches.

Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies chair, Khusela Diko, says the “Netflixes” of this world have decimated the SABC.

Sentech is no longer a going concern, meaning it is no longer seen as financially stable enough to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

The Children’s Commissioner suggested social media advertising for children should be banned.

The Pretoria Society of Advocates has appointed an arbitrator in the matter between Black Rock Mining and Nkosana Kenneth Makate.

Open Access Data Centres (OADC) acquires seven NTT South African facilities to expand open-access, carrier-neutral infrastructure.