Author: Staff Reporter

Social media participation around Thursday evening’s state of the nation address by President Jacob Zuma was 35% higher than 2015’s speech, with 345 964 on-topic conversations on the day. This is according to research

Banking group Absa has piloted a new predictive alert service that notifies customers of potential shortfalls in their bank accounts and offers personalised options to help them manage their finances. The idea is that the alerts

Metrofibre Networks has been awarded a contract to deliver fibre-to-the-home broadband to one of Johannesburg’s largest security estates. The company will deploy FTTH to 1 100 homes in Kyalami Estates, north of the city

President Jacob Zuma delivered the state of the nation address in parliament on Thursday evening. This is a full, unedited copy of his speech

JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, which is in talks to buy 35% of mobile operator Cell C, looks set to turn in a strong financial performance in the six months ended 30 November 2015. The company

An analysis of social media around this week’s constitutional court challenge by the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters regarding the powers of the public protector shows the EFF dominating the conversation. This is

Jasco’s headline earnings per share spiked by 783% to 5,7c year on year in the six months ended 31 December 2015, signalling a strong turnaround in the fortunes of the technology group. Operating profit surged by 290% to

Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has lamented the impact that criminals are having on the province’s ability to roll-out broadband in underserviced parts of the province. In the latest edition of her regular newsletter, Zille said criminals are

More than 70% of South African employees would use a wearable device in the workplace, allowing their employers to collect data on them. That surprising finding is contained in new research by PwC, which shows that fully 87% of employees would consider wearing a device such

Nigerian telecommunications operator Etisalat is taking rival MTN to court over the latter’s plan to use acquisition target Visafone’s spectrum in the 800MHz band, it has been reported. Nigeria’s Daily Post reported at the weekend that Etisalat has instituted legal action