On 21 May, South Africans will get to hear telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele deliver his second budget vote speech. It will be a report card for a minister who has been in the role for precisely a year. He is unlikely to
Author: Sunil Gopal
In the cyber-espionage thriller Blackhat (2015), Chris Hemsworth plays a computer hacker who is freed from prison to trace a blackhat hacker – someone who breaches computer security with either malicious intent or for personal gain. As often
Vodacom has launched a new product designed to attract new customers and reward existing customers’ loyalty. Aimed at the prepaid market and clearly meant to drive up usage, Vodacom’s Use & Get
If you think Eskom’s load shedding causes disruptions, there’s potentially an even bigger problem for the economy waiting in the wings – a technology outage caused by a cyber attack. The very functioning
Legislation governing intellectual property (IP) in South Africa has not kept pace with the digital era, a specialist law firm has warned. Spoor & Fisher partner Herman Blignaut says copyright legislation has
Eighty-three percent of South African smartphone users connect to the Internet daily, while only 30% of PC users do so. And smartphone use is driving adoption of mobile broadband, with 87% of
Minister of telecommunications & postal services Siyabonga Cwele has announced measures the Internet Service Providers’ Association has agreed to to try to suppress xenophobic and other
Telkom has won a high-stakes case against Daimler Fleet Management over management of the telecommunications operator’s full fleet of 6 000 service vehicles. The vehicles are used by Telkom’s field technicians across South Africa. The high court in Pretoria has ordered that Daimler pay costs, including Telkom’s. Outsourcing of the business can now go ahead to Telkom new supplier, Bidvest. “We are pleased the judge concurred with our view and that the transition to Bidvest will continue to be undertaken in a seamless and professional manner,” said Telkom spokesman Jacqui O’Sullivan. “This fleet contract addresses a key aspect of our business…
Internet service providers have adopted a wait-and-see attitude about the wholesale broadband price cuts of up to 63% announced by Telkom on Thursday. Industry body, the Internet
They make millions every year. But Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko and Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub have agreed to spend a winter’s night on the cold streets of Johannesburg – and will even stump up a large amount