All South African citizens should have identity documents, deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe said on Thursday. The transition from the ID book to a smart card ID marked the distance travelled after the pass laws were abolished, he said. “That distance is measured
Telecommunications companies will have more time to submit information about the high cost of communications, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa said on Wednesday. Icasa spokesman Paseka Maleka said the broadband value chain study deadline had been extended until 29 July and the call
Newly appointed communications minister Yunus Carrim appears to be moving rapidly to deal with some of the longstanding problems afflicting the SABC. Carrim, with his deputy, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, met with the SABC’s board, senior management and trade unions on Wednesday. They
Brett Haggard is joined this week by discoverer and encourager of fine beers and wine, Andy Hadfield, and for the first time on the ZA Tech Show, Steven Slotow of asksteve.co.za. Amongst other things, they discuss the launch of Fitbit in South Africa, a reportback from
From Wednesday until Friday this week, the Dome in Randburg, Johannesburg, will play host to Mediatech Africa, the biennial technology trade show that brings together consumers and companies involved in the live entertainment, audio visual and broadcasting arenas
Cell C’s majority shareholder, Dubai-based Oger Telecom, has earmarked an equity investment of US$350m (R3,5bn) for the mobile operator. In addition to the shareholder injection, key lenders, including Nedbank and Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), have concluded a long-term financing package of R2,2bn to Cell C, in a transaction arranged
Very few black students get to do maths-based courses at university. This is because very few black students do maths as a subject for matric. Most are being encouraged to do maths literacy instead. This subject does not prepare one for a course at university that requires a maths foundation
Urgent measures will be introduced to turn around South Africa’s information and communication sector, newly appointed communications minister Yunus Carrim said on Wednesday. Speaking after being sworn in in Pretoria, he said the performance and management of state entities, particularly the
Eskom has assured South Africans they will not experience power cuts, similar to those in 2008, because of problems at the Medupi power plant, SABC news reported on Wednesday. “For the last five years, we have kept the lights on. South Africa has seen no load shedding,” Eskom CEO Brian Dames
The ANC receiving an erroneous bill from the City of Johannesburg highlights the extent of the ongoing billing crisis in the city, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. “It also exposes the absurdity of the mayor’s continued denial that there is a crisis,” DA Johannesburg leader Mmusi Maimane said in a
