Adam Oxford fills in for Brett Haggard this week, leading Ben Kelly and Steven Ambrose in a discussion that’s both laid back and paranoid at the same time. The panel discusses general news and advice in the physical and data security space, South Africa’s new ID card,s, Sony’s new announcements
Business confidence remained fragile and hit a new low last month, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Wednesday. The Sacci Business Confidence Index sank from 90,4 in May 2013 to 90,2 last month. In June 2012, the index was at 94,9. The average for the
The launch of smart ID cards and the opening of a new bridge are among activities set to take place on Mandela Day, cabinet announced on Tuesday. “As part of Nelson Mandela Day, the phased roll-out of the smart ID card will be launched,” acting cabinet spokeswoman Phumla Williams said in a statement, issued after last week’s
Hetzner South Africa has revealed that it is building a new data centre in Samrand, near Midrand, that will have a capacity of 1 200sq m when it opens its doors later this year. The data centre also has more than two hectares of space available for future development. The new facility will house
Dimension Data and Growthpoint Properties have signed a five-year exclusive partnership deal in terms of which the IT group will evaluate the feasibility of providing open-access broadband Internet access to Growthpoint’s 353 commercial and industrial properties across South Africa. Occupants of
Worldwide spending on information technology products and services will rise by only 2% in 2013, reaching US$3,7 trillion, analyst and research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. The growth rate has been revised downward from the 4,1% figure Gartner has expected previously. The reduction reflects the impact
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
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
