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NSFAS scales student lodging portal
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (650+ words) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is in the process of robust upgrades to its accommodation portal, it has revealed. This, as student accommodation has become a contentious issue over the years, with some students often left stranded at…...
SP Electricity North West Moves from Outages to Outstanding Performance with Rimini Street
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (364+ words) Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced SP Electricity North West's (SP…...
Vox targets SA’s niche ISPs with new partner programme
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (295+ words) Internet and communications firm Vox is confident its latest partner programme, launched in November 2025, will help niche ISPs in SA bypass barriers to entry " including the need for substantial capital investment " by providing access to extensive network infrastructure, peering agreements…...
Starlink crowd-sources support to operate in SA
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (614+ words) Low-Earth orbit satellite provider Starlink has sent a message to its SA database encouraging them to email the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) asking it to extend the definition of empowerment ownership. The internet service provider, owned by billionaire…...
Starlink crowdsources support to operate in SA
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (614+ words) Low-Earth orbit satellite provider Starlink has sent a message to its SA database encouraging them to email the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) asking it to extend the definition of empowerment ownership. The internet service provider, owned by billionaire…...
Eskom 87% short of 2027 smart meter target
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (511+ words) 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 smart meters have been installed in…...
InfoReg sticks to guns against publishing of matric results
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (555+ words) The Information Regulator has vowed to continue its efforts to block the publication of the 2025 matric results in the media, following a ruling by the full bench of the Pretoria High Court that set aside the Regulator's enforcement notice and…...
City Power’s IT systems suffer outages
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (214+ words) Power utility City Power's IT systems are experiencing outages that are affecting critical services for Johannesburg residents. In a statement yesterday, City Power informed customers that both the Forcelink and SAP systems are currently experiencing a temporary outage. According to…...
IT gurus join Nedbank board
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (388+ words) Big-four bank Nedbank has appointed IT gurus to its board of directors" Group IT Committee. In a statement yesterday, Nedbank announced that Dixit A Joshi, Natasha Davydova and Sanat Rao have been appointed as independent non-executive directors with effect from…...
E-tags now at major toll plazas across SA
2+ week, 5+ day ago (200+ words) " N1 North Toll Route " Capricorn, Kranskop, Nyl, Sebetiela and Baobab toll plazas. " N17 Toll Route " Gosforth, Dalpark, Denne, Leandra, Ermelo and Trichardt toll plazas. " N1 South/R30 Toll Route " Grasmere, Vaal, Verkeerdevlei and Brandfort toll plazas. " N2 South Coast Toll Route " Oribi, Umtentweni and Izotsha…...