Low download speeds and high costs are turning people away from fixed-line Internet connections, parliament’s communications portfolio committee heard on Thursday. Over the past three years, there had been a “dramatic” increase in the number of households opting to connect through
Simfy Africa, the subscription-based Internet music streaming service, has expanded its catalogue to more then 20m songs, the company said on Thursday. The R60/month service has added several new catalogues, including from Paradise Entertainment
Government must stop implementation of e-tolling or face protests and the destruction of toll booths, trade union federation Cosatu said on Wednesday. “I think if government doesn’t listen, then people will have no choice but to go and demolish those toll gates,” said Gauteng
Gauteng motorists will have to get accustomed to paying for the use of the highways as e-tolling could not be undone, the high court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday. “Tolling can’t be undone,” said lawyer David Unterhalter, acting for roads agency Sanral. “People drive on the upgraded roads
BDFM, which publishes Financial Mail and Business Day, has advised its staff that the company is considering retrenchments, Business Report reported on Tuesday. The publisher said on Monday that despite efforts to reduce expenses, BDFM remained in a “very tight trading position and
I used to be one of those people. You know the type. Every time people mentioned how great their digital reader was, I would go on some long rambling explanation about how I don’t get e-readers and prefer the tangible experience of holding a book in my hands. I am no longer that person
UK telecommunications group BT, formerly British Telecom, has launched what it claims is the first ever trial of a 10Gbit/s or “hyper-fast” broadband network in a “live working environment”. Cornwall-based engineering firm Arcol UK Ltd is the test site for deployment of the new technology where
The initial notice of the intention to toll roads in Gauteng by roads agency Sanral was “sterile” and “misleading”, the high court in Pretoria heard on Monday. Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) lawyer Mike Maritz argued that the public was not aware of what Sanral’s Gauteng Freeway
Under ordinary circumstances, Wilmot Prusent only speaks about Eskom to complain. The electricity bill for his five-bedroom home in Summerset Estate, Midrand, has escalated to R2 500 in the average month. “All they ever do is raise our rates, raise our rates,” he grumbled. Recently
This week’s episode sees Brett Haggard, Sam Beckbessinger and Nicolas Callegari getting together to discuss a mish-mash of productivity, consumer electronics, gaming and all-round geeky fun. Topics include the new version of Evernote, the Nokia Lumia 920, all of
