New research published on Wednesday shows that more than a billion mobile phone users will have made use of their devices for banking by the end of 2017, compared to fewer than 600m this year. Although the forecast of a billion users by 2017 represents more than 15% of the global mobile subscriber
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance has filed its appeal against e-tolls in the Pretoria high court, the organisation said on Wednesday. Chairman Musa Strachan said the application for leave to appeal was filed in court on Tuesday. “Outa members firmly believe that the grounds and merits of this
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) will appeal against a court ruling that thwarted its bid to have e-tolls in Gauteng scrapped, it said on Monday evening. “We will be appealing the e-toll judgment,” chairman Wayne Duvenage said. On 13 December, the high court in Pretoria dismissed
It is the stuff of science-fiction – implants for the human body, matching a recipient’s dimensions exactly and printed from titanium powder, much like the way an inkjet printer reels off a document. This is the world that 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is making possible – and it is no
The results of pre-matric school assessments need to be addressed to ensure long-term improvements in education, Prof Francis Faller said on Thursday. “An increase in a pass rate is always to be welcomed,” said Faller, who is based at the Wits School of Education in Johannesburg. Matric results however
The Hidden Wiki. Situated deep in the Internet’s underbelly, it is where you can apparently find everything you would need to take over a country, or break away from an existing one to form your own: contract killers, mercenaries, guns to arm them with and “how-to” manuals that advise exactly the strategy required
In the second of ZA Tech Show’s episodes for the silly season, Brett Haggard and Arthur Goldstuck discuss some predictions for CES 2013. These include some obvious new notebook and tablet arrivals based on Windows 8, new smartphone designs, the focus on the automotive industry
How to get the country’s telecommunications, broadcasting and postal regulator functioning efficiently is the subject of major debate, at the heart of which is the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) Amendment Bill. This, the latest draft of legislation
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) will on Friday publish a review of the country’s national radio frequency plan. The purpose, it says, it is ensure the plan reflects the final acts of the recent World Radio Conference 2012. Icasa wants to ensure the plan
In the first of ZA Tech Show’s mini episodes of 2012, Brett Haggard and David Greenway get together to discuss their favourite gadgets of 2012. They name their favourite smartphones, tablets, e-readers, Ultrabooks and headphones of 2012 and choose their favourite Christmas gifts for under R2 000
