Datatec has named Gary Bullard as the new CEO of subsidiary Logicalis Group following the retirement of Ian Cook, who has been appointed as nonexecutive chairman. According to Datatec, Bullard has 25 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications industry. In his most recent
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Vodacom and WirelessG, which had been warring in the courts, appear to have buried the hatchet. The two parties said in a joint statement on Wednesday that WirelessG, a specialist Wi-Fi provider, had been appointed as the “exclusive provider of Wi-Fi data products to
MTN Mobile Money users will soon be able to make face-to-face and online transactions wherever Visa is accepted, MTN said on Wednesday. As part of the agreement, MTN customers’ devices will be able to pay using their MTN Mobile Money account in stores with
Judgment in the multimillion-rand case against Vodacom by former employee Nkosana Makate has been reserved, it was reported on Wednesday. Lawyers representing both parties concluded their closing arguments in the high court in Johannesburg on Tuesday
Independent data centre operator Teraco has begun work on a third facility, located at Great Westerford near Newlands in Cape Town, the company said on Wednesday. The new data centre is Teraco’s second in Cape Town. It opened another facility in the city’s
The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) on Tuesday welcomed a new legal offensive against e-tolling by two political parties. “We maintain the legislation lacks both ethical legitimacy, as well as formal lawfulness,” chairman Wayne Duvenage said in a statement
Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry is replacing the MD of its Africa region with immediate effect. Yudi Moodley is taking over from Alexandra Zagury, who has been named as the new MD of company’s UK and Ireland operation. Moodley will be responsible
Brett Haggard is joined by Steven Ambrose and David Greenway for a mobile-heavy discussion in this week’s show. Topics in the mix this week include the FNB Banking App for Windows, Microsoft’s launch of 4Afrika, Android 4.4 KitKat, iPad Air
Almost 4m people had submitted their tax returns by Monday morning, the SA Revenue Service (Sars) said. “At 9am, over 3,8m South Africans had already filed their 2013 income tax return with Sars,” said spokesman Adrian Lackay. He said more than 2m taxpayers
President Jacob Zuma has received and accepted the resignation of Noluthando Gosa from the board of the SABC, the presidency said on Monday. “President Zuma thanked Ms Gosa for her contribution to taking forward the work of the public broadcaster over a period of time