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JSE-listed technology group Datatec has acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Inforsacom Holding, a German information and communications technology services and solutions provider, for an undisclosed sum. That acquisition has been done through Datatec subsidiary Logicalis. In a brief statement
Gijima’s share price plunged by 36% on Monday, reaching a new record low of 9c/share, as investors fret about the struggling technology services company’s ability to survive. The share has come under considerable pressure in recent weeks as it gears up for a second rights offer in as many years. A rights offer is a way
South Africa’s largest opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, has given failing grades to the new ministers of communications and of telecommunications and postal services Faith Muthambi and Siyabonga Cwele in its annual report card of cabinet ministers. Cwele received 4/10 in the DA’s assessment
A medical application that allows healthcare professionals to share photos of patient cases and get input from their colleagues around the world has been launched in South Africa. Figure 1 is like Instagram for doctors and is already used by more than 150 000 healthcare professionals worldwide
Telkom has announced the launch plans and prices for its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network. The company is launching 20Mbit/s, 40Mbit/s and 100Mbit/s services in selected areas in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Homes in Groenkloof, Houghton, Eldoraigne, Parktown and Westcliff
There are no scheduled power cuts for this week, Eskom said on Monday. “[The] system will be tight but no load shedding is planned at this stage,” Eskom spokesman Andrew Etzinger said in a statement. “We are starting the week in a good position as we were able to replenish our emergency
Rotational power cuts are expected to decrease by Sunday evening, Eskom said. “We are expecting to restore the load between 8pm and 10 [on Sunday],” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. Improvements to the power grid comes as the dams that the
South Africa needs electronic court filing systems to prevent further disappearance of dockets and crucial information, chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said on Friday. “South Africa is in an unfortunate situation where dockets disappear even in the custody of prosecutors,” Mogoeng told
Online money transfer service PayPal has launched a partnership with USaddress.com to make it easier for sub-Saharan countries to buy from American e-commerce stores. USaddress allows international customers to shop at any US online retailers and have the goods delivered to them, even
The ministry of communications, led by Faith Muthambi, will have responsibility for running South Africa’s digital terrestrial television migration project, a well-placed source has told TechCentral. A presidential proclamation further clarifying the respective roles of the departments of communications
