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
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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
If Eskom has its way, izinyoka – the isiZulu word for snakes – who steal electricity will have to pay up to R60 000 in penalties. The entity proposed that stealing electricity be added as a new offence to the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill and that it should carry heavy penalties
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng believes a disciplinary hearing scheduled for the end of the month will exonerate him. “I have no doubt that I will be found not
Mobile operator MTN has fired a shot at popular chat application WhatsApp. The operator fumed at the popularity of chat over-the-top operators. “You have these players which are getting
ANC officials intend meeting communications minister Faith Muthambi to discuss her “unfortunate communication” about digital migration. While the party’s communications subcommittee
Autonomous car technology is set to upend insurance companies who will have to reinvent their business models, say industry experts. While Google is driving driverless car technology, the question of how it will affect insurance companies with regard to liability remains open. “It really is a question
Communications minister Faith Muthambi has denied reports that the ANC has discussed a reversal of South Africa’s digital migration policy. The Business Day reported on Monday that the ANC, at
The ANC plans to hold an urgent meeting with communications minister Faith Muthambi over set-top box encryption. Up to 5m subsidised boxes are planned to be given to poorer households