Author: Staff Reporter

Woolworths has launched free Wi-Fi for customers in 85 stores nationwide, with additional connections planned by early 2018, the JSE-retailer said on Thursday. The decision to offer Wi-Fi comes on the back of strong growth

Amazon.com has taken its video-on-demand platform, known as Prime Video, live in 200 countries around the world, including South Africa. Prices start at just $2,99/month (about R40/month) as part of an introductory offer. The introductory

Hlaudi Motsoeneng is not entitled to hold any executive position at the SABC, the Western Cape high court said on Monday. The court found the decision by the SABC to appoint the former

Standard Bank has acquired a majority stake in Firepay, the company that develops popular mobile payments platform SnapScan. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Firepay launched SnapScan in partnership with Standard Bank

Microsoft and national treasury, through the State IT Agency, have reached a new deal that government said will result in the “optimisation of Microsoft products and services within all spheres of government”. This is after the parties initiated

The Democratic Alliance has released its annual report card of South Africa’s cabinet ministers, giving communications minister Faith Muthambi a failing grade. Her counterpart, Siyabonga Cwele at telecommunications & postal

The shake-up of the top management team at MTN continues. The South African-headquartered emerging-markets telecommunications group has hired Jens Schulte-Bockum as its new chief operating officer, replacing

Vodacom has finally announced uncapped plans for fibre-to-the-home broadband across a range of infrastructure providers where it acts as an Internet service provider. The uncapped price plans have been introduced in addition to the existing

Standard Bank has launched an initiative aimed at increasing the percentage of women working in the traditionally male-dominated technology field. The bank’s Geek Girl initiative will focus on young women, aiming to “inspire

Sasol employees have begun moving into the South African energy and chemicals company’s giant, hi-tech new head office in Sandton, north of Johannesburg. The building, Sasol Place, located at 50 Katherine Street, cost R2bn