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Telkom is migrating two of its fixed-line prepaid voice services from copper to a wireless “fixed-line lookalike” service. Customers of its Waya-Waya and PrepaidFone services are affected by the move. The company emphasises that its mobile prepaid users are not affected by

The Zimbali estate in KwaZulu-Natal has been rated as South Africa’s most exclusive housing estate for 2015 by Hurst & Wills and New World Wealth, a global wealth intelligence and market research company. This 700ha estate is located next to Ballito, 45km north of Durban. Along with

Dimension Data’s Middle East and African operation has acquired the remaining 60% of software house Britehouse it didn’t already own from a consortium made up of Remgro, Convergence Partners and Britehouse management. The IT group has held a 40% stake in Britehouse since

Microsoft on Tuesday surprised industry watchers by revealing it’s getting into the laptop computer business, taking the wraps off a powerful, 13,5-inch notebook PC, the Surface Book, that doubles as a tablet. The machine, which starts at US$1 499 (about R20 500 before VAT

The renewables sector has attracted R192,6bn in investment, of which 28% (R53,2bn) is much-needed foreign investment, a report by the department of energy shows. The State of Renewable Energy in South Africa report, which was released at the South African International

South Africa is likely to have between 692 000 and 917 500 active video-on-demand households by 2020, according to new research by BMI-TechKnowledge. The finding forms part of BMI-T’s South African Consumer Digital Lifestyle Research Programme, which surveyed

Greenpeace has a message for the ANC ahead of its national general council (NGC) meeting starting on Friday: drop nuclear energy, or face massive resistance. Greenpeace executive director Kumi Naidoo said on Monday that the ANC should “take nuclear off the table”. “The ANC

Facebook and the Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat have reached a deal to offer Internet access to underserviced areas in Africa – including South Africa – using the entire broadband payload of a

Africa could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency. The report, entitled Africa 2030, finds that a combination of modern renewable technology could