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A new study conducted by research firm Ipsos shows that only 22% of South African Internet users have made purchases online, but that 48% expect to do so in future. The research, conducted on behalf of PayPal and First National Bank, shows that e-commerce
Datatec looks set to turn in a robust performance for its 2015 financial year, with revenues in the 12 months to 28 February 2015 expected to rise by about 12,5% to US$6,4bn and underlying earnings
In what can only be described as a victory for MultiChoice and its allies, government has rejected any notion of an encryption system based on conditional access in its final amendment to South Africa’s
Pictures of BMW’s i3 don’t do justice to what is a truly modern urban electric vehicle. Being launched next to the stunning i8 sportscar doesn’t help either, as the inevitable comparison leads to
Deploying aerial fibre, rather than burying it, will significantly reduce the cost of expanding fibre-to-the-home broadband in South Africa, greatly improving the business case at the same time
Fibre infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa reported a 15% year-on-year improvement in revenue to R468m in the six months ended 30 September 2014, shareholder Remgro has revealed
South Africa may finally be on the verge of making some real progress in its seemingly never-ending move from analogue to digital terrestrial television. But important questions remain unanswered
Telkom chairman Jabu Mabuza is buying a 10% stake in black-owned investment company Sphere Holdings in what the latter is…
Cell C was experiencing severe network issues on Friday morning, with customers of the mobile operator’s network not contactable.
The outage appears to have started just before 8.30am. Frustrated users have taken to Twitter to voice their dissatisfaction, complaining
Government has proposed establishing a range of cybersecurity structures to deal with the growing threat of cybercrime, cyberterrorism and other online threats. In the proposed Cybercrimes and Related Matters Bill, which is being circulated for comment
