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Power Crisis: Eskom Announces 3 Initiatives to Try Stop SA’s Loadshedding

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How Load Shedding Has Changed the Way We Work & Live

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Cell C Offers Free Data Bundles to Those Affected by Load Shedding

South African telecom Cell C has launched a new solution to help its prepaid customers claim some of the data they may have lost during the country’s ongoing rotational blackouts, either as a result of inability to access data due to power outages or limited network access due to unpowered towers. The offers are free to customers who make purchases from 150MB of mobile data across qualifying bundles and can be claimed on *147#. These bundles are not available for purchase and are available to prepaid customers only. Offers are for either social or streaming mobile data that can be claimed within three days from date of purchase of a Cell C data bundle. The bundles can be claimed 24/7 even when loadshedding is suspended. “Cell C understands the frustration customers experience when loadshed...

Botswana Steps Up to Help South Africa with Load Shedding Woes

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“The Plan to Fix Load Shedding” – 8 Changes Announced by Ramaphosa

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South Africa’s Government is Keeping its Ministers Load-Shedding Free

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Eskom Wants to Make Electricity Even More Expensive

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MTN Desperately Seeks Generators to Keep its SA Customers Connected

MTN South Africa is desperately seeking generators to keep its customers connected amid the country’s deepening power crisis. “MTN is inviting all businesses that are in possession of generators, to become potential suppliers to MTN. Whether the business has two or 20 generators, MTN is looking to partner,” the company says. South Africa is currently facing daily rolling blackouts as the country’s energy utility, Eskom, continues to struggle to maintain the electricity grid after decades of mismanagement, corruption and poor planning all the while the cost of living for South Africans, including the price of electricity, continues to increase. MTN South Africa says it is working “around the clock” to ensure its customers stay connected with an aggressive rollout of batteries, generators an...

How Loadshedding Can Cause Cyber Security Risks

Image sourced from Forbes. Work-from-anywhere (WFA) model have greatly expanded in South Africa in recent weeks, as loadshedding forces remote workers to seek power from a multitude of sources, in malls and coffee shops, meaning they may be alternating between mobile phones, tablets and laptops across any number of potentially unsecured public Wi-Fi hotspots. This mobility increases the cyber security risks presented by all these devices that are often poorly secured to begin with. Smartphones, in particular, have become a critical part of the remote workforce toolkit. They are such an integral part of each person’s daily routine, people may regard them as trusted and safe. As a channel to your personal data, banking and accounts, and a link to your work and business data, smartphones...

5 Tips to Beat Load Shedding at an Affordable Price

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New Load Shedding Warnings for SA After Short Weekend Reprieve

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SA’s Eskom says Load Shedding to Remain Until Friday

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