Author: Duncan McLeod

Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has played down fears that South Africa is cosying up to China on cybersecurity and Internet governance. The Asian country’s government

Alan Knott-Craig is nothing if not ambitious. The man behind the Project Isizwe free Wi-Fi project in Pretoria and the former boss of both Mxit and iBurst wants to build what he calls “the Capitec of of telecoms

One person who is notably absent among the investors in Alan Knott-Craig’s new venture, HeroTel, is former FirstRand CEO Paul Harris, who had helped bankroll Knott-Craig’s acquisition

Sipho Maseko is off the hook over charges that he drove a car with falsified number plates. Bloomberg reported on Friday that the state has dropped charges against the Telkom CEO after he appeared in a magistrate’s court in Johannesburg. It’s not clear why

Telkom has made available a list of the new suburbs that will get “uncapped” 4G/LTE broadband when the product offering is expanded from next week. The telecommunications operator said on Friday that it is expanding its “uncapped” wireless offering to 200 additional sites

Telkom is expanding its “uncapped” 4G/LTE broadband offering to 200 additional sites in Gauteng, the company said on Friday. “Telkom today announced that it will be rolling out the second phase of SmartBroadband Uncapped High Speed Wireless packages to more

South Africa has a dire shortage of skills, especially software developers. Now a new, not-for-profit initiative, led by entrepreneurs, is hoping to make a meaningful impact on developing the

Toshiba’s 2015 Kira is a beast of a laptop in a light and slim form factor that should appeal to Windows power users who don’t mind shelling out big money – R26 999 including VAT – for top-drawer performance. The Kira has a beautiful, all-metal design

PC sales in Africa and the Middle East fell by a massive 25,6% in the second quarter of 2015, the steepest decline ever recorded in the region for a single quarter, International Data Corp said on Monday. Overall PC shipments for the quarter fell to 3,3m

Telkom is planning to spin off its large wholesale services division as a separate business, with its own brand identity, in a move that promises to shake up fixed-line telecommunications in South Africa. Though the company isn’t giving away too much yet – a detailed announcement