Author: Duncan McLeod

Here they are, TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2014. These are the individuals, in ascending order from five to one, who we believe were the most newsworthy in the technology and telecommunications space this year, for good reasons and bad. Also, check out our International Newsmakers

The Democratic Alliance has filed an application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act seeking access to the minutes of every meeting held by the council of communications regulator Icasa since May this

Telkom and Blue Label Telecoms have settled a dispute in which the two companies were claiming billions of rand from each other following the failure of Multi-Links in Nigeria. In separate statements sent to shareholders before

South Africa is falling beyond many other markets in Africa, including Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria, in information and communications technology, a leading research and consulting firm said on Tuesday. The International Data Corp has warned

Cell C has completed a major radio access network upgrade project that it says will go a long way to addressing instability issues that have affected its customers in Gauteng. At the same time, the upgrade project has paved the way

Times Media Group’s largest shareholder, Blackstar, has tabled a nonbinding expression of interest in buying the 67,5% of the shares in the media company it doesn’t already own. At the same time – but in an unrelated move – Blackstar has said it is in talks to buy a 22,9% stake in listed

Barry Hore, one of South Africa’s most respected IT and operational leaders, is leaving the South African Revenue Service. He will depart at the end of this month after more than eight years at the tax authority

One has to wonder if Eileen Wilton, the eminently likeable CEO of Gijima, rues the day she joined the company as chief operating officer in June 2012. Within months of her taking on the role, Gijima’s then-CEO, Jonas Bogoshi

Fast-growing independent South African data centre operator Teraco is being acquired. The deal is being led through funds from international private equity firm Permira. Teraco has quickly established itself as the top “carrier neutral” data centre operator in sub-Saharan Africa since

Democratic Alliance MP Marian Shinn has accused President Jacob Zuma of decision making that is “beyond logic” after the publication on Wednesday of a proclamation in the Government Gazette meant to provide clarity about the responsibilities of his communications and telecommunications