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    Equinix's Cape Town data centres face resistance even before handing in plans

    You can use a heat-exchange (eg glycol) for cooling. Another option is to store the DC undersea (also uses heat-exchange glycol for cooling). Microsoft did a prototype undersea DC off the coast of the Orkney Islands (Project Natick). Worked well. Decided against it. China stole the MS research...
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    Equinix's Cape Town data centres face resistance even before handing in plans

    Ignorant Luddites apposing progress. Just like the anti-starlink "security" Luddites.
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    Santiago in the Free State has finally been connected to power after residents lived without it since 1996

    Why did they need Eskom to install Solar? Could they not apply to GoSolar (or similar) and do a private install?
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    Telkom provides a good growth opportunity for investors — Analyst

    StarLink FTW Has more kilometres for satellite.
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    Openserve has confirmed plans to launch 1Gbps FTTH in mid-June 2026

    In our area, FNO downtime often due to Johannesburg Water digging. Vumatel is in the ground and subject to digging by Johannesburg Water, OpenServe is on the old telephone poles.
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    Openserve has confirmed plans to launch 1Gbps FTTH in mid-June 2026

    "Right spots" = same room/line of sight if you want best performance. Wall Performance On the UniFi WiFi 7 Lite Dual Band AP (or similar AP), the Wall Performance specification refers to the router's ability to transmit a Wi-Fi signal through physical household obstacles. It provides a...
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    Fraud cost South African banks R2-billion in 2025

    FTFY in most cases, customer loses funds, not the bank. The bank produce logs that exonerate themselves and shift blame to the customer who then becomes a victim.
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    What it costs the average South African household to install a fully off-grid home power system

    Here are the exact steps and requirements to follow: Submit a Formal Decommissioning Report: You will need to complete and sign the City of Cape Town SSEG Decommissioning Report. This form serves as official confirmation that any solar or renewable generation equipment has been safely...
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    Hallucination-free version of National Draft AI Policy slated for January 2027

    Excessive Government Control a song by Pink Floyd: We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teacher, leave them kids alone Hey, teacher, leave them kids alone All in all, it's just another brick in the wall All in all, you're just another...
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    What it costs the average South African household to install a fully off-grid home power system

    Best to disconnect from grid an tell CoCT to f-off
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    What it costs the average South African household to install a fully off-grid home power system

    I told eskom to get lost: Fart in your general direction: The whole video is worth a watch
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    Eskom threatens Johannesburg with bulk electricity interruptions over R6.84-billion debt

    Thank goodness many of us in the suburbs have Solar, and many more are switching to Solar. The problem is that CityPower has allowed the the masses to get away with theft and expect the paying customers to subsidise the masses. The paying customers can now get cheaper electricity from the sun...
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    Planned import tariffs on renewable equipment could keep solar out of lower-income households' reach

    We need less government - not more.
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    Economist warns of a rebellion over high electricity price increases in South Africa

    Fixed fees are rising faster than unit prices and both are way above inflation and bankrupting middle class.
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    ICASA invites public comment on regulations for foreign satellite operators and mobile earth stations

    Control, red tape and obstruction to progress for no reason and hindering invocation. ICASA do something useful for once and stop all the SPAM robot calls.
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