The following is the text of an internal e-mail sent by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to the software maker’s employees outlining the reasons behind his decision to step down within the next 12 months. “I am writing to let you know that I will retire as CEO of Microsoft within the next 12 months
The ANC has called for DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard’s removal from parliament’s ethics committee. She had “violated her oath to confidentiality” during a recent hearing by parliament’s ethics committee into former communications minister Dina Pule, the office of ANC chief whip Stone Sizani claimed
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has introduced a new digital customs management system at border posts, finance minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday. “This is a very important milestone,” Gordhan told media at Megawatt Park in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. “We would be one of the few countries
South African-headquartered technology services giant Dimension Data had concluded its R328m acquisition of East Africa’s AccessKenya Group, with all of the preconditions of the offer now satisfied. Didata is expected to pay shareholders who accepted the offer on
Charlie Fripp joins regulars Brett Haggard and Adam Oxford for an episode that covers all things from downtime to downloads. Topics unpacked include Amazon.com’s downtime, Electronic Arts offering refunds on the digital purchases, the local launch of the Huawei Ascend P6
Brett Haggard is joined by Liron Segev and Dave Greenway this week for a discussion on BlackBerry’s pending sell-off, the Airport Extreme being held up at the South African Bureau of Standards, the new Haswell-powered MacBook Air, the launch of Uber in South Africa, the R799 Android smartphone from
Axed communications minister Dina Pule cut a lonely figure as national assembly speaker Max Sisulu rebuked her publicly in Parliament on Tuesday. She responded by offering a qualified apology to parliament. “Hon speaker, thank you very much for the opportunity. I want to say in this house that I gave the best
Lengthy negotiations are underway to establish how much each country involved will pay for the first phase of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, MPs heard on Wednesday. “The big issue is the funding model,” SKA South Africa project director Bernie Fanaroff told members
“I want to say in this house that I gave the best I could do to do my job. And that if in the course of me doing my job I made a mistake, I am sorry, I apologise.” Those were the brief words uttered by former communications minister Dina Pule after she was reprimanded by parliament and subjected
The cost of banking has remained unchanged in the past year, according to research by trade union Solidarity released on Tuesday. “Monthly bank costs have started to stagnate at an R80 to R100 level,” senior researcher Paul Joubert said at a presentation in Pretoria. “Bank fees are a lot better
