Medupi, Kusile now running five years late
The latest delay in the synchronisation of the first unit at Medupi Power Station could result in the plant only delivering electricity in 2019 – five years later than planned. This is the word from Chris Yelland of EE-News, who reports that the deadline for...Samsung record attempt unites South Africans
Thousands of South Africans came together to attempt a new Guinness World Record for the most contributions to an online album of self-portrait photographs (selfies) in 24 hours – and, with more than 12 000 South Africans coming to the party, it may have achieved its...SABC board stripped of its powers
A secretive Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) signed by Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has the potential to strip the SABC board of its powers and fatally undermine its independence. This is according to a statement released by the DA over the weekend, where...Chinese IT manufacturers come to the party
By 2019, two-thirds of data centre IT infrastructure spending in China will be obtained by local Chinese vendors, according to Gartner. Gartner says that local vendors are getting more and more competitive in all aspects, from product service quality to cost control...