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South African technology distributor First Distribution is hoping to take advantage in the booming market for cloud computing services by launching a new “cloud brokerage” called First for Cloud. The company, which has already established itself as a distributor of data centre and enterprise solutions, plans
Roads agency Sanral said on Monday it will no longer flight e-toll advertisements that the Advertising Standards Authority has labelled as misleading. “We are extremely aware of the scrutiny our advertising is exposed to and as a result we continuously strive to provide information which we believe is truthful and
The quality of mathematics and science education in South Africa is the worst in the world, according to the 2014 World Economic Forum Global Information Technology Report. In addition, the overall perceived quality of South Africa’s education system has also plummeted from
Samsung Electronics has the coolest computer brand and the coolest hi-tech gadget, while repeat winner Vodacom is South Africa’s coolest mobile operator. These are some of the findings of the 2014 Sunday Times Generation Next survey, which polled a sample group of 5 500 South African youngsters
Local smart meter developer Invirohub has integrated Bitcoin into its systems, allowing consumers to buy electricity using the digital currency. Once enabled on its smart meters, any user who has Bitcoins will be able to pay the Bitcoin address associated with each meter. Each meter has a built-in 3G Sim
Former Virgin Mobile South Africa boss Steve Bailey has launched a new mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) business to help bring mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs, to market — and he already has a large, well-known South African retailer lined up for launch in
Telkom shares were trading up by more than 5% in lunchtime trading on the JSE on Thursday after issuing a positive earnings update. For the year ended 31 March 2014, Telkom said it expects basic earnings per share from continuing operations to be between R29,72
Copper theft increased in April to 176 tonnes worth R12,5m, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday. It marked an increase of 23 tonnes from March, the chamber said. Compared to April 2013, copper theft had risen by
Steyn City, the enormous, R6bn property development north of Johannesburg spearheaded by business tycoon Douw Steyn, has revealed ambitious plans to build an advanced fibre network to connect homes and businesses in the area. Steyn City, which will be launched in March 2015, is a mixed-use lifestyle development already under construction
There has finally been some development in the long-running saga over Screamer Telecommunications’ alleged unlawful deal with Sentech to use a portion of the state-owned signal distributor’s spectrum, a matter under investigation by communications regulator Icasa’s complaints and compliance committee. Icasa referred the matter to the committee
