Discovery has announced a third change to the way it allocates points to members of its Vitality Active Rewards programme inside its first year. The programme, first piloted in the UK before being launched in South Africa last September, is simple
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Technology companies that make business software are never going to match the glamour of their consumer counterparts. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is a household name, but many would be hard-pressed
Netflix’s quest to create the first global, online TV network hit a speed bump on Monday when the company said a price increase cut subscriber growth to a three-year low, causing its stock to plummet
Communications regulator Icasa took everyone by surprise on Friday when it said it was pushing ahead with an auction to allocate wireless broadband spectrum in the 700MHz, 800MHz and 2,6GHz bands. The auction is likely to attract only big
South Africa’s two biggest mobile operators, Vodacom and MTN, have welcomed the decision by communications regulator Icasa to press ahead with a plan to license mobile broadband spectrum through an auction process. Icasa surprised
The decision by communications regulator Icasa to publish an invitation to apply for broadband spectrum licences – doing so before government has finalised the integrated national ICT policy white paper
South Africa has yet again sided with repressive regimes such as Russia, China and Saudi Arabia against progressive efforts by the United Nations. This is counter to the spirit of the country’s enlightened
Crowds routinely throng Line’s two-storey shop in the youth-culture mecca of Harajuku in Japan to browse everything from stationery to air purifiers featuring the company’s cutesy animal mascots, or to have their photos alongside them.
Most people agree we do not need to know how a television works to enjoy using one. This is true of many existing and emerging technologies. Most of us happily drive cars, use mobile phones and send e-mails without knowing how they work. With this in mind, here
Pokémon Go, the location-based mobile game that has become a massive hit, began as an April Fool’s joke. In 2014, Google unveiled “Pokémon Challenge” for Google Maps, complete with a promotional video, inviting users to find and capture the cutesy