It emerged last week that Eskom plans to kit out consumers’ homes with expensive but energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) downlighters and other power-saving gear free. Now, the utility says the project is set to continue well into next year as it strives
Author: Craig Wilson
With hair clipped close to his head and a speedy gait, Derek Hanekom, 59, is energetic but welcoming when he sits down with me at a roadside restaurant table on Anderson Street in downtown Johannesburg. He puts his Apple iPhone on the table, orders coffee and sparkling water, and, when I ask him for his
Consumers at all of SA’s big banks, with the exception of Nedbank, are paying lower fees than they were last year. This is according to the third annual bank fees report by the Solidarity Research Institute, the research arm of the Solidarity trade union. The report, which was released on
Cellular industry body, the GSM Association, says that by the end of the year it expects there will be 3,2bn mobile phone subscribers worldwide, a huge reduction in its previous estimates. The new numbers suggest the adoption of mobile technology is not nearly as widespread as first
What the heck is going on? Microsoft, famous for developing products for its platforms only, has suddenly become a leading advocate of openness. Office, its productivity suite, for example, will be available early next year for Apple’s iPad and for devices powered by Google’s Android operating
Remote controls have remained as convoluted and cluttered as ever, despite advances in technology. So, it makes perfect sense that accessories maker Griffin combines the simplicity of the smartphone into a universal remote control
If newspaper reports this week are to believed, Telkom’s mobile arm, branded in the consumer market as 8ta, may be soon be merged with third mobile operator Cell C. But analysts caution it’s too early to get carried away. With cabinet yet to consider communications minister Dina Pule’s
United Nations agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has ranked Zimbabwe second in the “most dynamic country” category of its latest measurements of ICT development. This development is measured using the ITU’s ICT Development Index
Johannesburg-based specialist risk finance company Business Partners has launched a new R400m fund to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This makes it one of the largest SME financing funds in SA. The fund will consider first-round finance deals of up to R10m and will focus on ventures with
Since the introduction of call termination rate regulations in March 2010, the effective cost per minute of prepaid mobile voice calls has fallen from R1,37 to R1,04, or 24%, according to the Independent Communications Authority of SA