Article Mistake corrections

[gregmcc]

@Jan Link for Statcounter South African operating system market share - May 2023 is not working.

Statcounter South African operating system market share - May 2023

Most popular operating systems in South Africa Android and Windows are the most popular operating systems (OS) in South Africa, and they have been for some time, according to data from Statcounter GlobalStats. Google's mobile OS held 67.56% of the South African market as of May 2023, while...

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[hackerjargon]

The Aritcle: Windows 11 update breaks Chrome for some antivirus users
The 'Share your thoughts link points wrong forum post: How Telkom squandered its fixed-line dominance

 

[geezer]

Renault Rafale unveiled – Renault’s new flagship

Renault has unveiled the Rafale, its new flagship SUV, which is “under consideration” for the South African market.

topauto.co.za

Spelling mistake on the first line of the article. Trafale instead of Rafale.

 

[rubber_otter]

Massive Dome-shaped TV starts testing in Las Vegas

The dome-shaped venue features an internal 16K display and a 164,000-speaker sound system.

mybroadband.co.za

R43 billion, nor R429 billion

 

[qinglung]

Jan Oberholzer leaves Eskom “by mutual agreement”

Eskom has announced the final departure of former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer.

mybroadband.co.za

"an executive who looked oversaw distribution, generation, and transmission didn’t make much sense"

 

[Bliksis]

Renault Rafale unveiled – Renault’s new flagship

Renault has unveiled the Rafale, its new flagship SUV, which is “under consideration” for the South African market.

topauto.co.za

Spelling mistake on the first line of the article. Trafale instead of Rafale.

Proof that bots make mistakes too.

 

[LazyLion]

There's a mistake in the title here.... "gets.."

Attackers could gets “superuser” status on millions of computers due to old Gigabyte ransomware leak

The vulnerabilities in Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) installed on millions of servers could allow attackers to physically destroy servers or put computers in endless boot loops, among many other dangerous capabilities.

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[DapperDanMan]

Post in thread 'eSIM is a bit of a mess in South Africa' https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/thr...-a-mess-in-south-africa.1247721/post-31562163

 

[qinglung]

Uber’s secret airport fees in South Africa

A reader informed us of the issue after they were charged an “airport surcharge” and a “Lanseria Airport surcharge” for their trip from the terminal to Douglasdale.

mybroadband.co.za

"were quoted R179 for the rip trip, which they"

I suppose the "rip" could be accurate in this case

 

[gregmcc]

Stop selling Starlink and cut customers off — Icasa’s warning to South African ISP

Icasa has slapped a South African ISP that resells Starlink services with a cease and desist letter.

mybroadband.co.za

stop importing Starlink kits on behalf of its customers can cut them off from the satellite broadband service.

Should be and?

 

[qinglung]

South Africa’s feature phones here to stay until smartphone prices drop

While feature phone sales and revenue are on the decline globally, South Africa still has a large market for these devices, primarily due to their affordability.

mybroadband.co.za

"MTN South Africa told MyBroaband MyBroadband it observed"

Ten lashes! No excuse for that one

 

[qinglung]

Knock-off solar panel sellers taking South Africans for a ride

A major local distributor has warned there has been a flood of counterfeit solar panels in South Africa. These are difficult to distinguish from the genuine article and present serious safety risks and potential lacklustre performance.

mybroadband.co.za

"our brand mane name and logo"

 

[elysian]

Former MTN South Africa CEO in $1 million pay dispute with the network operator

Former MTN South Africa CEO Ahmad Farroukh is taking his previous employer to court after the company allegedly refused to pay his severance of over R18 million.

mybroadband.co.za

"Farroukh explained that instead of a pension plan, Investcom provided an end-of-service payment from employees who left the company."
-> Probably "for" or something similar?

 

[elysian]

Twitter serving ads you can’t block or report

Twitter (now X) users are complaining about ads in their feeds with no account name or “ad” label.

mybroadband.co.za

"Twitter (formerly X) users are reporting..."
Did they change back to Twitter?

 

[qinglung]

Evetech in major computer component controversy

Customers have complained about components arriving with bent pins. This is what you should know about OEM CPUs, also called Tray CPUs.

mybroadband.co.za

"advised that they ere were not intended to be sold"

 

[MsParanoid]

Bad news for South Africa’s new driving licence cards

There has been no updates for several months about the launch of the pilot of a new driving licence card.

mybroadband.co.za

Third paragraph below Fikile's photo:
"That came after a previous tender was advertised between 11 November and 14 December 2023 but did not draw any successful bids."

Should be 2022.

 

[Gatecrasher]

Solar and wind can’t fix South Africa’s power crisis, says analyst

Mining economist Gracelin Baskaran says South Africa should focus on building gas power stations rather than going all-in on renewables.

mybroadband.co.za

Should say that it would NOT help load-shedding in the short term.

Eskom said it plans for the gas-powered plant to start supplying electricity to the grid from 2028, meaning it would help load-shedding in the short term.

 

[elysian]

All 27 electric car models you can buy in South Africa — from cheapest to most expensive

South Africans have a much wider range of fully-electric cars to buy in 2023 than they did at the same time last year.

mybroadband.co.za

"Volvo XC40 Recharge — From R1,108,00" <- missing a 0 at the end

 

[SlowInternet]

Most affordable 1Gbps home fibre packages and networks in South Africa

1Gbps fibre is substantially more affordable than in the early days of the technology. Here are the. cheapest ISPs and FNOs offering packages with the fastest broadband speed available to home users.

mybroadband.co.za

Zoom fibre with Cool Ideas should be 500Mbps and not 1500Mbps

 

[DapperDanMan]

Zoom fibre with Cool Ideas should be 500Mbps and not 1500Mbps

Well, not if you want FAST Internet!