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All government computers need anti-pornography software installed on them, the African Christian Democratic Party said on Tuesday. “All government computers, whether desktops or laptops, should be fitted with software that prevents online gambling and pornography use,” ACDP Gauteng leader Lydia
Paris-based call centre operator The Webhelp Group says it plans to hire a thousand people in South Africa in the next 12 months as it makes its first big investment in the country. The investment will include the opening of a 7 500sq m call centre facility in Cape Town and a similar
The department of communications is to host a full-day workshop this Friday, 25 October, to debate South Africa’s national broadband policy. Interested parties have been invited to attend the meeting, which will take place in Pretoria. The plan, according to the
A South African-developed game, Snailboy, has become one of the top games on Apple’s App Store within weeks of its release. The game was published three weeks ago on the US App Store and has since claimed a spot in the top 20 best new games category. The company behind Snailboy
Telkom has named one of the country’s top chief information officers, Len de Villiers, as its new CIO. De Villiers is a former CIO for both Nedbank and Absa.
De Villiers takes on the role on 1 November. He has 25 years’ experience in the IT industry having start in IT
Kagiso Media, the fast-growing media group that has radio and Internet assets and which is bidding for a pay-television licence, has launched its first TV venture, a free-to-air channel called Glow TV on the OpenView HD satellite bouquet. OpenView HD is a new free-to-air direct
Caitlin Clerk, 24, has porcelain-white skin, big grey-green eyes framed by long lashes and dark, flowing hair. She extends a slender, soft arm in greeting. Her voice has a melodic timbre to it. As she settles next to a piano and sight-sings tunes for an upcoming stage show, it’s easy to see she’s a performer
Who really has clout in social media in South Africa? Digital communications agency Retroviral has developed a new tool, called Webfluential, that it hopes will help companies answer this question. Retroviral and Webfluential co-founder Mike Sharman says people who
Nokia has launched a mobile mathematics platform aimed at helping South African high school pupils to better master the subject of mathematics. The initiative, with the department of science & technology, is aimed at grades 10 to 12, and works on all mobile phones, tablets, laptops
Apple this week began selling iTunes Store and App Store vouchers in South Africa through Pick n Pay retail outlets, TechCentral has established. They will soon be available through iStore, Hi-Fi Corp, Makro, Dion Wired and Game outlets, too. The iTunes Store and
