Author: Duncan McLeod

Communications regulator Icasa has received “about 35” applications for access to temporary high-demand spectrum, it said on Friday.

South Africans will have to endure at least another two weeks of the national Covid-19 lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphose announced on Thursday evening that the lockdown will be extended until the end of April.

TalkCentral is back for what may be the final episode of the long-running podcast series. Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg catch up on the latest technology news.

Fraxeum chief strategy officer Paresh Daya joins TechCentral’s Duncan McLeod on the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on blockchain development in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed his communications minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on “special leave” for two months for flouting national lockdown regulations.

Africa Data Centres is acquiring Standard Bank’s giant data centre facility in Samrand, north of Johannesburg, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is subject to the approval of the competition authorities.

JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings has agreed to sell its subsidiary Digitata, which it bought in 2017, for R91.9-million, to its original owners.

Top executives at JSE-listed IT services group EOH Holdings, including CEO Stephen van Coller, will have their salaries cut by 25%, while those earning more than R250 000/year will see their pay reduced by 20%.

EOH Holdings reported a 21.8% decline in total revenue to R6.4-billion in the six months to 31 January 2020, but losses decreased as it said it was making headway with its turnaround plan.

Icasa will temporarily assign spectrum in the 700MHz, 800MHz, 2.3GHz, 2.6GHz and 3.5GHz bands, with licensees required to submit their applications by no later than Thursday.