Mobile payments are gaining acceptance and will impact on traditional businesses, says a research organisation. According to Gartner, half of consumers in developed economies such as
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Scientists are exploring the possibility of a new particle, the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Physics said on Thursday. This was because of new results from the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organisation of Nuclear Research, Prof Bruce Mellado said. The
In an effort to avoid more student protests in 2016, government will make more than R4,5bn available to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to provide short-term debt relief to students, the presidency said on Friday. According to a report compiled
South Africans are increasingly adopting online shopping as the Christmas rush puts pressure on retailers to generate a healthy bottom line in a tough economic environment. Despite fears of credit card fraud as a significant barrier to e-commerce, data from
MTN has decided to take the legal route to challenge a US$3,9bn fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission. This is after it exhausted all other options to have the fine reduced, it said in a statement to shareholders on the JSE’s stock
Power utility Eskom said on Thursday that unit 2 at the Koeberg nuclear power station has been returned to service and is currently operating at full load. The unit had been shut down for a scheduled outage on 31 August as part of Eskom’s overall
The South African Post Office has begun its programme to deliver the first set-top boxes as the country moves towards digital terrestrial television. The set-top boxes will be delivered to households in the Northern Cape as part of a national roll-out to provide the
Vodacom has rejected an attempt to attach its assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid a legal dispute. The case relates to Vodacom DRC being sued over a facilitation fee agreement. “I have received the court order
Communications minister Faith Muthambi was due to install the first batch of government-subsidised set-top boxes in Keimoes in the Northern Cape on Thursday. Keimoes is located within the Square Kilometre Array area, where the world’s largest
A Cape Town teacher who cut his teeth by teaching Sunday school as a teenager has been shortlisted for the Global Teacher of the Year Award. Warren Sparrow, the head of information