At the end of June, DStv operator MultiChoice plans to change the transmission of its high-definition services to a new standard called DVB-S2. This will mean the potential for new services and channels in future, but for some it could mean interrupted service if they don’t call out a technician
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Business confidence dropped by four index points in the second quarter of this year, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and the Bureau for Economic Research at Stellenbosch University reported on Tuesday. They said the index decreased to 48. “Although just a small
The SABC invested more than R700m in local content last year, according to a report. Communications minister Dina Pule released the figures on how much the SABC spent on local content in a written reply to a parliamentary question by Congress of the People MP Juli Killian. It showed that documentaries
The Press Ombudsman will investigate a complaint by the communications department against the Sunday Times, ombudsman Johan Retief said on Monday. “I have decided to take the complaint,” he said. The complaint would be investigated in terms of section 3.1 of the press code. This section
Motorists should get ready for e-tolling on Gauteng highways by obtaining e-tags, the roads agency Sanral said on Sunday. “With the introduction of e-tolling on some highways in Gauteng set to start in the near future, motorists should get their e-tags and register
The department of communications has asked Times Media Group’s public editor to look into alleged unethical conduct by Sunday Times editor Phylicia Oppelt. The editor should also look into Oppelt’s “personal attack” on communications minister Dina Pule, her spokesman, Wisani Ngobeni, City Press editor Ferial
E.tv has signed off on a tender for the conditional access system for the set-top boxes South Africans will need to receive digital terrestrial television signals and now only the SABC board needs to do the same before the country can move forward with long-delayed digital migration. But there’s confusion
Search giant Google is to invest US$12m (R120m) in the Jasper Power Project, a 96MW solar photovoltaic plant in South Africa’s arid Northern Cape province. When completed, Jasper will generate enough electricity to power 30 000 homes and will be one of the largest solar installations in Africa. Google has committed
Musa Phungula, the entrepreneur behind the proposed US$130m TTD cable to connect Mtunzini in KwaZulu-Natal to East London, Port Elizabeth and Yzerfontein near Cape Town, says collaboration between other projects to build submarine fibre along the same route is needed. Phungula’s
Cell C has launched an unlimited calling plan, Straight Up Infinity, for R999/month on a 24-month contract. But there’s a big catch: the rate applies only to on-network calls and, with Cell C being relatively small next to Vodacom and MTN, it’s unclear how many people will benefit from the plan – except least-cost