The rand nose-dived against major foreign currencies on Monday hitting a new three-and-a-half year low of R8,97/US$, before recovering slightly. The slide means gadgets and computers are about to get a lot more expensive, though not necessary
Author: Craig Wilson
M-Pesa, which has more than 14m subscribers in Kenya, could be forced to increase transaction costs by 10% as East African nation’s treasury looks to impose a levy on transactions made using the mobile money transfer service. Though Kenya’s treasury says it expects mobile
The first Parrot AR.Drone was great on paper, but notoriously tricky to pilot — and not destroy — in practice. The second improves greatly on the first, but it still feels like there’s design work and refinement to be done. The 15 minutes of battery life between hour-and-a-half-long charges don’t help either, particularly with something as addictive
Telkom’s Internet service provider, Telkom Internet, will offer eligible customers who participate in trials of its next-generation broadband network a free very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line (VDSL) modem. The pilot will test 20Mbit/s and 40Mbit/s speeds in selected areas in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western
Nomanini this week closed a lucrative round of funding and secured two international backers, all just 18 months after inception. The hardware and software company builds, distributes and maintains devices that allow informal retailers to sell prepaid
Security specialist G4S has partnered with UK-based fleet services company Imperial to overhaul its 720 armoured vehicle fleet, upgrading the technology that protects the vehicles’ crews and contents in the process. The deal is worth R450m over five years
Communications minister Dina Pule says digital terrestrial television broadcasting will finally be switched on in December, kicking off a long-delayed period of migration and “dual illumination” where both analogue and digital signals will coexist. Pule made the announcement
Although 95% of large SA companies have some sort of social media strategy aimed at consumers, only 51% consider their efforts on Facebook to be effective. The figure drops to just 33% for Twitter. These findings are contained in the latest SA Social Media Landscape study by World Wide Worx. The
International credit agency Moody’s this week cut its ratings outlook for JSE-listed fixed-line telecommunications operator Telkom. This followed the agency’s downgrading of SA’s government bond rating last week. The move is likely to make it more difficult for Telkom to raise debt, at least at interest rates it would
The audio accessories market is a lucrative one; just ask Bose, B&W, Philips or iHome. Not one to be left out, Samsung Electronics has entered the fray with a range of high-end docks that offer excellent sound quality, minimalist design and superb connectivity options. The flagship of the range, the DA-E750