Mobile service provider Altech Autopage has tried to mitigate retrenchments amid the company eyeing a February 2016 shutdown, said its MD. Parent Altron said in a cautionary announcement in May that it planned to sell the subscriber base
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Contrary to global trends, South Africa’s small and medium enterprises are showing a decline in employment, turnover and a majority are struggling to survive. According to SBP’s 2015 SME Growth Index, just over one in five firms reported a decline in
Independent Web browser, the open-source Firefox from Mozilla, is now available for Apple mobile devices, including the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod touch. Previously, the browser was available only on PCs and Macs and, since 2011, on Android-based
Technology group Pinnacle Holdings has announced a management shake-up that will see Pierre Spies elevated to the position of joint CEO from 1 January 2016, alongside Arnold Fourie, with Fourie to step down in the middle of next year to become
Eskom on Thursday submitted an application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to recover R22,8bn which the utility used to avert load shedding. “We spent money on acquiring diesel and electricity… When we overspend on
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi is aiming to target a tech-savvy market in South Africa, says a distributor. The manufacturer, which has seen success in mainland China for its devices, is bringing the Redmi 2 and Mi 4 to South Africa through a distribution
Vodacom has performed far more consistently on the stock market than its two principal listed rivals, MTN and Telkom, generating a positive return for shareholders over not only the past 30 and 90 days, but also over a one-year and five-year period. The worst performer
Department of telecommunications & postal services director-general Rosey Sekese is facing internal disciplinary charges, telecoms minister Siyabonga Cwele said on Wednesday. “Ms Sekese was served with charges and the disciplinary process started on Tuesday, 3 November
JSE-listed companies are not making sufficient use of Twitter as a platform to help people, including those in the financial community, get a better understanding of their businesses. That’s the finding of new research by FTI Consulting, which evaluates
Driver-partners of Internet ride-sharing service Uber will have easier access to cars following a R200m agreement with vehicle finance provider WesBank and FirstRand’s enterprise development fund Vumela. The companies announced on Tuesday in Johannesburg that