Dimension Data’s Internet Solutions has launched a new range of products under the “IS Ignite” brand aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. The move is a response to growing demand for self-service products and allows entrepreneurs to manage their own needs, it says. “By nature
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The Democratic Alliance has called on roads agency Sanral and the department of transport to can the controversial e-tolling project in light of the fact that a similar project in Portugal failed. In a statement, DA shadow transport minister Ian Ollis says it “can only be deduced from South Africa’s failure to learn from
Cellphone giant MTN has admitted that it furnished the Ethiopian home of African Union commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the Sunday Times reported. MTN corporate affairs CEO Paul Norman told the newspaper the company decided to buy the furniture for the AU house in Addis Ababa because it had not
A dozen police officers apprehended a man who flew a radio-controlled mini helicopter over the Pretoria hospital where former president Nelson Mandela was being treated on Friday. The “multicopter” had a rotating camera and was in the sky for a few minutes. A multicopter looks like a spider. It has several arms
South African-headquartered mobile phone operator MTN has failed to secure an operating licence in Myanmar, it said on Thursday. The two licences that were up for grabs have gone to Norway’s Telenor and Qatar Telecom. MTN received notification from that country’s telecommunications operator
The next time you call your bank or your telecommunications provider, you may be asked to speak a few words so that software can determine whether you are, in fact, who you claim to be. A new South African technology company, OneVault, is hoping companies adopt remote, voice-based
No suspects have been identified in connection with the hacking of the SA Police Service website last month, police minister Nathi Mthethwa revealed on Wednesday. Mthethwa said the investigation was still underway and the level of threat to identified whistleblowers was not yet known
Competition between mobile operators is keeping data prices down. MTN South Africa has extended its cut-price data tariffs for prepaid and contract customers until the end of September.
MTN has also introduced a further price reduction on its 500MB Internet bundle, reducing it from R119 to R99. The
Copper theft decreased in May, the South African Chamber of Commerce of Industry (Sacci) said on Tuesday. According to the Sacci Copper Theft Barometer, copper worth R9m was stolen in May, compared to R10m in April. This was the lowest level since the barometer’s inception, and was a clear indication that
Core Group, the company that distributes Apple products in South Africa, has revealed recommended retail prices for the latest generation of MacBook Air ultraportable notebooks. At the same time, Sony has revealed prices for its latest Vaio models, which compete directly with the Air