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Financially distressed pay-television broadcaster On Digital Media (ODM), owner of TopTV, has set out a case to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in which it has argued that it should be allowed to broadcast X-rated content on its bouquet of satellite channels

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) on Wednesday vowed to fight the proposed offer of voluntary packages to Telkom workers. “Even if Telkom can use a different concept or wording like voluntary severance packages or early retirement, it means retrenchment, which as CWU we will

A two-day seminar on electronic voting (e-voting) and counting technologies concluded in Cape Town on Tuesday, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said. The purpose of the event was to stimulate debate on electronic voting and counting, vice-chairman Terry Tselane said in a statement

Brett Haggard, Aki Anastasiou, Steven Ambrose and Charlie Fripp gather in a corridor at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona for a reportback on what the industry had to show off. Topics include near-field communication

It’s a sweltering hot day in the ZA Tech Show’s Johannesburg studio as Brett Haggard, Sam Beckbessinger and Ben Kelly get together to discuss the Samsung Galaxy S4, the PlayStation 4, the Nokia 206 and much more

Randfontein is the fastest town in South Africa as far as broadband is concerned, with a download speed of 11,3Mbit/s, followed by Bryanston, Midrand and Randburg in Johannesburg. Only nine areas in South Africa have an Internet speed faster than the national average

Communications minister Dina Pule is trying to persuade SABC board chairman Ben Ngubane and his deputy to withdraw their resignations, the presidency said on Monday. “The matter is receiving attention from the communications

The road to digital migration in local television is paved with good ­intentions, vested ­interests, legal disputes and delays. In 2006, South Africa told the International Telecommunication Union it would switch from analogue to digital broadcasting by 2015 and the first digital migration policy