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The house you can afford on the average South African salary right now

The bond that prospective South African homeowners can afford will depend on a number of factors, including their actual take-home pay as well as how much of a deposit they put down, says Gerhard Kotzé, managing director of the RealNet estate agency group. For those in formal employment in South Africa, the current average monthly …

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LG Wing revealed – Dual-screen swivelling smartphone

LG has revealed its new Wing smartphone – a swivelling dual-screen device with two screens that can be used in a number of configurations. In its Basic Mode, the smartphone functions normally, with a single display on the front, a front-facing pop-up camera, and a rear-facing camera on the back. In Swivel Mode, however, the …

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Eskom talks up emergency power progress to ease load shedding in South Africa

Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) have concurred on the procurement of 11,813MW of electricity generation infrastructure, which is set to help the country’s growing power problems. The power utility said there has been progress with the procurement of the 2,000MW emergency power, which it hopes will start being connected to …

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Cloud 2020 Online Conference here next week

MyBroadband’s Cloud 2020 Online Conference will launch on 21 September and will showcase South Africa’s leading cloud providers. The new online format makes it easy for delegates to watch speakers on-demand, connect with sponsors, and engage with other people. Radio and TV personality Aki Anastasiou will serve as emcee for the event and will host …

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Why you can’t find Netflix’s new R39-per-month package

Netflix recently confirmed that it is testing two new mobile subscription plans in South Africa. These platforms are called Netflix Mobile and Mobile+ and are priced at R39 and R59 per month, respectively. Each offers a similar set of features, including support for a single simultaneous stream, 480p streaming quality, and support for smartphones and …

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Expert on how South Africa’s level 1 lockdown could work

Professor Salim Abdool Karim says that South Africa should be able to ease a number of restrictions when government announces a move to a level 1 lockdown. Karim, who is the chairperson of the ministerial advisory committee on Covid-19, told 702 that the key issue will be avoiding ‘super-spreader’ events that could spark a second …

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Powerful HP laptops to resell to South African professionals

With a significant number of South Africans working from home and the subsequent need for new IT hardware, professional laptops are in high demand. Pinnacle, South Africa’s leading ICT distribution company, offers the perfect products to address this demand – the HP ProBook 450 and EliteBook range. Pinnacle sells directly to resellers, and new customers …

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Nersa takes step towards ending load-shedding in South Africa

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has concurred with the ministerial determination for the procurement of 11,813MW of generation infrastructure under the Integrated Resources Plan of 2019 (IRP2019), Eskom announced in a statement. “Eskom is pleased to note that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has concurred with the ministerial determination …

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South Africa’s driving demerit system faces delays – and a new court challenge

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has filed a high court application calling for the Aarto Act and the Aarto Amendment Act to be declared unconstitutional. The Aarto Amendment Act was signed into law by the President and published in the Government Gazette in August 2019, but a date for it to come into effect …

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Why Nvidia RTX 30-series graphics cards are so expensive in South Africa

South African retailers Evetech and Titan-Ice recently listed prices for the newly announced GeForce RTX 30-series graphics cards from ASUS and MSI on their websites. Enthusiasts quickly compared the rand pricing of the RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090 from MSI and ASUS to the manufacturer suggested retail pricing that Nvidia announced when it officially unveiled …

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