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Democratic Alliance MPs walked out of a briefing by the department of communications on its budget and strategic plan on Tuesday, saying they were not given enough time to prepare for the meeting. Four DA MPs, from the portfolio committees on communications and telecommunications and postal

As expected, Microsoft has announced that Zoaib Hoosen is taking its South African subsidiary’s leadership position, replacing MD Mteto Nyati who has held this position for the past six years. TechCentral broke the news at the weekend that Hoosen was set to take the reins

South African consumers can now rate, review and connect with brands and government institutions through a newly launched smartphone application by Plus 94 Research, a market intelligence firm. The application provides consumers with a platform that allows them to raise their voice on

Trademark holders can now apply to reserve domain names in South Africa’s new city top-level domains of .joburg, .durban and .capetown following the commencement of a preregistration phase by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR). The not-for-profit ZACR, which was established in 2012

Vodacom said on Tuesday that it had won a long-running court battle with former employee Nkosana Makate over the operator’s “please call me” service, which Makate claimed he invented. “Please call me” is a free SMS service that allows consumers to ask other people to call them when they can’t afford or don’t have

Professional services firm Deloitte is relaunching a programme to recognise African technology businesses that have achieved the fastest rate of revenue growth over five years. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Africa for 2014 forms part of an international programme run by the firm, and qualifying entrants will be put

In line with moves by other cities internationally, Cape Town has invited comments on a draft proposal in which it has set out plans to provide access to the public to the city’s data on an open basis. The move could prove a treasure trove for developers wanting to build smartphone applications and

Vodacom is going to face an uphill battle in its attempt to get regulatory approval for its R7bn acquisition of Neotel. Its competitors, who are already publicly questioning the legality of the deal, are likely to lobby for it to be scuppered or at the very least have strict conditions imposed on it. “It will be challenged

A plan by communications minister Faith Muthambi to change legislation to remove parliamentary oversight of the SABC and concentrate it in her office has drawn scathing criticism from the Democratic Alliance. A newspaper report at the weekend said that Muthambi intends stripping

Microsoft will this week announce that its South African MD, Mteto Nyati, will be moving on to a new role in the organisation. Nyati will take on the newly created position of head of the Africa region, a well-placed source who says he has knowledge of the move has told TechCentral. Nyati will be