Openserve doubles home fibre speeds
Telkom’s wholesale division, Openserve, has introduced a speedier fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband plan offering 200Mbit/s download speeds to consumers. Previously, the company’s fastest FTTH
ZTE says US ban ‘unacceptable’, vows legal action
China’s ZTE has blasted the US government decision to impose a seven-year ban on its purchases of crucial American components, calling the move “extremely unfair” and “unacceptable”. The Shenzhen-based communications
Why Facebook fears Europe’s new privacy rules
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg have apologised (again and again) for the company’s handling of user data. The best indication that they aren’t actually sorry
FNB targets Capitec with entry-level mobile bank account
First National Bank is taking the fight for entry-level banking consumers to Capitec, with the launch of its new zero-monthly-fee transactional bank account aimed at the unbanked and underbanked. eWallet eXtra, due
Interview: Carlos Rey-Moreno on connecting SA’s rural poor
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod talks to Carlos Rey-Moreno of the Association for Progressive Communications about the work he and his team have done to
SA firms at high risk from Europe’s GDPR
Businesses in South Africa, and the broader continent, that process customer data from the European Union must ensure they are fully compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, set to become effective
Why Sars might be wrong on crypto money
Cryptocurrencies, and the substantial gains that are associated with investments in them, caught the attention and interest of the world – not least of all, the taxman. Where money abounds, tax is normally to be
Why spectrum should be traded like property in South Africa
The South African government could raise significant money from the sale of radio frequency spectrum, especially frequency bands used in commercial applications such as cellphones, television and radio. Government
Inflation falls to 7-year low
South Africa’s inflation rate fell to seven-year low in March, moving further below the midpoint of the central bank’s target range. Inflation slowed to 3.8% from a year earlier compared to 4% in February, Pretoria-based
What reviewers are saying about the Tesla Model 3
One thing hasn’t changed as Tesla has crept from high-priced luxury-car maker toward mass-market manufacturer: Elon Musk’s heavy reliance on media buzz to bring attention to his electric cars. Nearly eight
