The City of Cape Town is taking a cautious approach to rolling out its Wi-Fi infrastructure, despite political will to expand public access to the Internet. “There are too many examples of public Wi-Fi initiatives by other cities which have failed after the initial emporia of the launch is forgotten and the ongoing
In an effort to reduce fatal truck collisions in the province, the KwaZulu-Natal department of transport has launched a three-dimensional truck simulator — a first for South Africa. The mobile simulator, constructed in a caravan, is part of a
A month into Eskom’s annual summer maintenance programme and there has been no sign of load shedding, but any major power plant breakdown will change that. South Africa has been spared load shedding for over 67 days, but Eskom still sends updates, warning people that the “system is constrained but stable today
The SABC’s embattled chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng wants his upcoming disciplinary hearing broadcast live on television for all South Africans to see. The SABC has finally started disciplinary proceedings against its controversial and famously matricless
South Africa is set for increasing sharing between mobile networks as profitability pressures force compromise, according to the MTN South Africa CEO. Reduced profitability is pushing network
Eight South African leaders made the Choiseul 100 Africa index, which ranks young Africans who will play a major role in the development of Africa in the near future. The Institut Choiseul identified only eight South African leaders under the age of 40, in a list that includes growing business leaders, successful entrepreneurs
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has been given notice to attend a disciplinary hearing at the end of the month, according to an affidavit he filed. “On 12 October 2015, the SABC initiated disciplinary action against me by delivering a charge sheet and a notice to attend a disciplinary hearing
Communications minister Faith Muthambi applied her mind when she decided to appoint Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the chief operating officer of the SABC, her lawyer told the Western Cape high court on Wednesday. The court was hearing an application by the Democratic Alliance
Social media applications dominate the South African smartphone scene, local research has found. According to data in the new South African Social Media Landscape study by World Wide Worx and Fuseware, chat application WhatsApp is the most dominant application on smartphones
Independent fibre broadband companies’ approach of targeting homeowners’ associations to install their networks took Telkom by surprise, says an official. Fibre broadband providers are moving into suburbs such as Johannesburg to lay high-speed Internet networks that offer faster connectivity than
