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Airline passengers have already been stripped of their legroom, hot meals and personal space. Now, on American flights, they might also lose their silence. The Federal Communications Commission is considering lifting its longtime prohibition on making phone
The wind picks up, blowing whorls of dust down the street. The men sitting on the side of the road avert their eyes and retreat further into the shade of the colonial-style building they are leaning against. This was a common sight in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape in 2011, before
Telkom’s plan to “de-risk” its loss-making mobile business could lead to a transaction with rival MTN. The two operators are in sensitive discussions about a possible deal, two separate and well-placed sources have told TechCentral. It’s not clear what form a deal
The electricity emergency that South Africa is facing this month could have been avoided with better planning, quality control measures and implementation, the Democratic Alliance said on Thursday. Eskom said on Tuesday that it was declaring an electricity supply emergency due to
There was only one exception to the misery with which the arrival of e-tolling on Gauteng highways was greeted on Wednesday. This came from roads agency Sanral, which described the development as good news. “We now have certainty as to when tolling on the inner
The e-tolling of Gauteng’s highways will begin on 3 December, transport minister Dipuo Peters said on Wednesday. “Tolling should start then,” she told reporters in Pretoria. She said those without tags would pay double the amount, and would not benefit from
Eskom has declared an electricity supply emergency, and is urging customers to severely curtail usage from Tuesday onwards. “The power system is severely constrained today due to the loss of additional generating units from our power station fleet and the extensive use of emergency reserves
Thirty-three-year-old Vivid Tjipura, a qualified state prosecutor, has scooped a R100 000 prize for a concept of using mobile airtime as an emergency form of payment for taxi fare. The service, called Airtaxi, advances airtime to minibus taxi commuters if they run out
The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has come out in support of an MWeb high court application against Telkom at the high court in Pretoria over the telecommunications operator’s imposition of a “transit fee” on the Internet service provider. TechCentral revealed
Science and technology minister Derek Hanekom on Tuesday unveiled programmes in Carnarvon, the town nearest to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) site, to boost maths and science education in the area. South Africa will be sharing the world’s largest telescope, which comprises
