Former ECN Telecommunications CEO John Holdsworth will form a new company next year that he says will slash the cost of mobile telephony in SA by taking advantage of the cellular operators’ broadband wireless access networks. Holdsworth, who founded ECN five
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President Jacob Zuma surprised the information and communications technology industry on Monday, redeploying communications minister Roy Padayachie and appointing Dina Pule as his successor. Zuma also named Tembisa Ndabeni as Pule’s new deputy
Communications minister Roy Padayachie has been redeployed as minister of public service & administration. Former deputy communications minister Dina Pule will replace him in the communications portfolio. President Jacob Zuma announced the changes
Cape Town-based start-up Guzzle hopes to become the go-to website for price comparisons in bricks-and-mortar stores. It thinks this will set it apart from other price aggregators that only compare deals from online retailers. Guzzle co-founder and director Ric Meulemans says the
In the hands of a hack like Roland Emmerich, Contagion could have been a bombastic and sensational melodrama awash with over-the-top CGI and far-fetched government conspiracies. But under the control of director Steven Soderbergh, Contagion’s blend of
Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson bring you a bumper and controversial edition of the TalkCentral podcast this week, in which we touch on everything from union opposition to Telkom’s proposed deal with Korea’s KT Corp to smartphone apps in banking and why
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) says it is wary of news that KT Corp (formerly Korea Telecom), is in talks with Telkom about acquiring 20% of the company’s equity and is unimpressed that it wasn’t consulted about the discussions. “We are always sceptical
Don’t blame Telkom for using its monopoly to strangle the local Internet sector — the government allowed it to. This seems to be a recurring theme in Telkom’s defence of its rapacious pricing being heard by the Competition Tribunal. The telecommunications giant stands accused
First National Bank, which this week began offering discounted tablets and smartphones to its clients, says ultimately it would like to hand out free phones and tablets to “certain” of its customers. CEO Michael Jordaan says the bank is on a big drive to encourage
Marc Furman of Internet Solutions and Jaap Scholten of eNetworks have been appointed as co-chairs of the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa), an industry body. Mike Silber of Liquid Telecom has been named as treasurer. Other members of the management committee