The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has called for further reductions in the fees Telkom charges ISPs for access to its fixed-line broadband network. The fees, known as Internet Protocol Connect (IPC) charges, were reduced by 30% in 2012, prompting
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A constitutional law expert has called on the government to hold a referendum on the e-tolls project, according to a report on Wednesday. By holding a referendum on the controversial issue, the government would demonstrate an interest in people’s opinions on the matter, constitutional
In a bumper episode of the ZA Tech Show (an hour and 24 minutes to be exact), Brett Haggard gets together with Real Time Wine’s Andy Hadfield and Connect magazine’s Adam Oxford to discuss the past week’s technology news. Topics on the agenda include e-commerce on
First National Bank on Monday said that non-FNB customers can now make use of its smartphone banking application to perform transactions through the inclusion of an e-wallet. Users of the bank’s “eWallet” can perform transactions such as buying prepaid airtime, data and prepaid electricity. They can also
A US computer salesman who supplied sensitive equipment to MTN’s mobile network in Iran has been jailed for violating US economic sanctions. The conviction is damning for the South African mobile giant, as it provides judicial corroboration that the company used sanctions-busting
Stellenbosch-based Mxit has said it will debut what it’s calling the first full-length feature film to premiere on a social network when it begins showing A Lucky Man, a film about former gang boss Ernie “Lastig” Solomon, this week. Mxit users can download the movie
An Irish media company has sold off its newspaper group in South Africa, including Johannesburg’s The Star, for US$227m (about R2bn) to a local firm. In a statement issued late on Sunday night, Dublin-based Independent News & Media said it sold its South African subsidiary to Sekunjalo Holdings
The SABC has been left red-faced over the loss of its planned 24-hour news channel on DStv after the well-connected Gupta family seized the gap. Few at the SABC appear to have been aware that the Gupta channel was even in the offing, although the broadcaster must have been in regular contact
As they walked through the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens on a recent balmy evening, Justin and his two friends discussed safety and how they would react to being mugged. It was, after all, getting towards sunset, in a relatively isolated section of a big park that has seen its share of unhappy incidents
Communications department director-general Rosey Sekese remains on special leave, the department said on Friday. “The matter is being handled internally. Deputy director-general Gift Buthelezi has been asked to continue acting as director general of the department,” spokesman Siya Qoza