Almost two in five South African adults now have access to the Internet, according to new research conducted by the online publishing body, the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA), together with Echo Consultancy. The two organisations estimate that South Africa’s
Altron subsidiary Bytes Technology Group has landed an IT services contract with banking group Absa worth R400m. Bytes division Bytes Managed Solutions won the deal to provide services to Absa and parent Barclays across the territories in Africa where the financial services giant operates
MTN was trading nearly 3% lower in midmorning trading on the JSE on Tuesday after dropping a bombshell on Monday…
Sam Beckbessinger returns to the ZA Tech Show studio this week, where she joins Brett Haggard and Adam Oxford in a discussion about the launch of the Lumia 1020, Windows 8.1, Microsoft’s restructuring, more Apple iWatch rumours, Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, Prism and Defcon
MTN chief financial officer Nazir Patel has resigned from the telecommunications group’s board “with immediate effect” amid “certain allegations” made against him. The allegations, the details of which have not been disclosed, are the subject of an ongoing investigation commissioned by MTN, the group said in a short statement to
The department of computer science and informatics at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein is claiming a breakthrough in eye-tracking technology. Team leader Pieter Blignaut says the department has succeeded in developing a “high-quality eye tracker at a fraction of the cost of imported
The high court’s decision to declare certain sections of the Currency and Exchanges Act unconstitutional opens a door for a parliamentary review of the country’s “antiquated” exchange control system, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. DA MP Tim
The Hawks are still investigating corruption charges laid by the Democratic Alliance against former communications minister Dina Pule, a spokesman said on Sunday. “Yes, the matter was reported in the Western Cape Central police station, but now the matter is in our hands. We are giving it the attention it deserves
Democratic Alliance MP and spokesman on communications Marian Shinn said on Sunday that she plans to write to Western Cape provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer to find out why the South African Police Service is “failing” to investigate former communications minister Dina Pule
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth’s bid to have South Africa’s entire exchange control system declared unconstitutional has failed. The high court in Pretoria on Thursday dismissed Shuttleworth’s application to strike down the whole of section 9 of the Currency and Exchange Act and all of the Exchange
