Suspended Icasa CEO quits
Pakamile Pongwana has resigned as CEO of communications regulator Icasa. This is after Pongwana was…
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Blockchain will free international trade from paper nightmare
Around 90% of international trade takes place by sea. The paper bill of lading has been the foremost shipping document for centuries, and even today is all-pervasive. However, paper bills are inefficient and unnecessarily
Open data: what SA cities can learn from New York
A city is its people and the outcomes of the decisions and actions they can and do take individually or as groups. These outcomes, decisions and actions can be measured and captured. What would it require to take this data that makes
TV encryption: Muthambi wins concourt battle
Former communications minister Faith Muthambi has won a constitutional court battle against e.tv over encryption in the set-top boxes for digital terrestrial television. The minister, who was shifted out of the portfolio
Iflix unveils Africa launch plans
Iflix plans to launch in several African markets in the in the coming months as it gears up to expand its subscription video-on-demand service to users on the continent. The company said on Thursday that
Rand rallies on prospect of Zuma exit
Will he stay or will he go? As leaders of South Africa’s ruling party prepare to discuss a potential ouster of President Jacob Zuma, investors are turning bullish on the country’s currency
Sony surges on strong profit outlook
Sony shares jumped the most in almost three months after the company’s better-than-projected preliminary earnings…
Why less tech may soon be more
Research on the so-called productivity paradox – declining productivity despite the ongoing technological revolution – abounds in explanations ranging from statistical error to theories
Watch: SpaceX is back in business
Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies, better known as SpaceX, returned to the skies on Saturday with a flawless delivery of communications satellites into orbit, its first flight since a 1 September fireball destroyed a rocket
Deals site Groupon shuts up shop in SA
Groupon South Africa is closing its doors with immediate effect, the company said in a note to customers on Friday. “We are sorry to inform you that as of 4 November 2016, Groupon has wound down its operations in South Africa and we are unable