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    Andre de Ruyter and Harvard University share their views on Eskom

    ADR is a proven incompetent fool with no proven history of successfully guiding organisations toward profitability and stability. He has no authority or credibility to express opinions on what the state should or should not do. Under ADR, Eskom saw its worst captain since its establishment.
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    Eskom must focus on existing infrastructure — former CEO

    Andre De Ruyter was the most ineffective and incompetent CEO that Eskom has ever had. He lacks the necessary skills to manage an organisation successfully, and his past performance confirms this. It is clear the way he is perceived in this forum has nothing to do with his abilities. Maroga on...
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    Apple rolls out anti-stalker update for AirTags

    What will be the remaining use cases for this thing then? Let's say I stick this thing on my bag so that I can track it. Then the guy who owns an iPhone picks the bag and take off with it... Boom that airTag has just become useless.... Am I missing something here?
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    South Africa will pay R6 billion to extend COVID-19 grants

    I see so many people talking from the position of privilege. Majority of the recipients would choose a job instead of a R350 grant payment.
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    Uber Connect launched in South Africa

    I have been sending small parcels using the existing Uber ride app... Just tell the drive that the recipient would be waiting for you at the destination... I have done this about five times and no issues...
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    Telkom takes a big hit due to COVID-19

    How do you come to that conclusion?
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    Cellphone number porting ban in South Africa – Response from networks

    This is around how they are building/ built their track and trace application.... That’s what I heard
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    Ecommerce restrictions are a mistake - Online stores

    I chose life over the economy even if it means living under the rock after this is done. These things must be controlled and we cannot recklessly open the entire economy and allow everyone to roam free. The price will be very heavy. Those who cannot make it with less or almost nothing are very...
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    South Africa’s international Internet speeds fully restored

    My 30% is failing me here. What are you saying?
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    "Telkom is killing itself"

    Where do you get the 16000 number from?
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    The real reason for load-shedding - And it's not what Eskom is telling you

    It’s a fact that there are plants that have not been maintained for far too long... Our friends who are engineers for the Eskom are telling us that... The previous regime apparently refused when engineers wanted to shut down some of the machines to fix them... This whole Eskom issue is just a...
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    Eskom could lose its biggest client - South32

    This cost to produce excludes other costs before we even talk corruption... Eskom right now do not know the actual cost to produce a kw/h...
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    No load-shedding for Joburg City Power users this weekend

    No lights here as we speak and we are under CityPower...
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    Telkom using jobs cuts to influence spectrum auction – CWU

    My BB is really milking this Telkom saga...
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    How much Telkom will pay staff to leave the company

    Three months notice applies from the day you leave the company, that is, if that employee has opted for a package. For e.g If the employee’s application gets approved, he or she will serve his/her 30 days notice usually until the end of the month to allow handover and prepping for exit. If that...
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    How much Telkom will pay staff to leave the company

    Not necessarily, the company reserves the right to refuse where the employee skills are deemed to be scares or strategic to the future sustainability of the business. This right has been exercised before in many companies including the mines, Telkom, etc
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    How much Telkom will pay staff to leave the company

    You You are missing the point... An employee who worked 15 years at the company will have his package calculated as follows; For first 10 years, that employee will receive 2 weeks payout for every year worked and that will work out to 10x 2 weeks = 20 weeks The rest of the 5 years which are...
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    Telkom users hit by throttling issues

    My friends and colleagues were on Afrihost and had endless issues. I advised them to join Telkom and they never complained ever since besides the cable theft incidents the had when they were still on DSL...
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