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The increases in electricity tariffs since tariff hikes were introduced are causing consumers to switch over to prepaid electricity, Eskom customer services operations GM Marion Hughes said on Wednesday. “The higher tariff

Communications minister Yunus Carrim inaugurated the National Cyber Security Advisory Council on Tuesday. “The role of the NCAC would be to advise the government on cyber security policy and technical issues,” the department said in a statement. Cabinet passed the

JSE-listed multinational technology group Datatec has reported a mixed earnings picture in its latest financial results as expected growth failed to materialise in the US, emerging markets were depressed and Europe showed signs of improvement. It is also blaming the implementation of a business management

South Africa’s banks have suffered tens of millions of rand in losses due to a major breach of customer card data by criminal syndicates that infected electronic point-of-sale terminals using a variant of malicious software called Dexter. It’s not known exactly how

HTC has closed its South African office and appointed a distributor, Ingram Micro Mobility, to sell its smartphones in the local market. TechCentral has established that HTC, which is struggling to compete in a crowded smartphone market, has ended its direct presence and gone back to the channel

TechCentral revealed on Tuesday that South Africa’s banks have suffered tens of millions of rand in losses due to a major breach of customer card data by criminal syndicates that infected electronic point-of-sale (POS) devices using a variant of a malicious software tool called Dexter

Fresh after delivering news that it would report a near-US$1bn quarterly loss and retrench 40% of its workforce, Canada’s BlackBerry has now turned to letter writing in an effort to convince the world that the company, which has placed itself up for sale, will not only survive but perhaps even thrive in the years

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is giving telecommunications operators more time to comment on draft call termination rate regulations, announced 10 days ago, that sent the share prices of MTN and Vodacom plunging and Telkom surging

Roads agency Sanral and the department of justice were discussing the possibility of establishing special courts where e-toll non-payers could be prosecuted, it was reported on Monday. Justice department spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga reportedly said Sanral had asked for such a

Offsite document storage specialist Metrofile has suffered a blaze at one of its records management facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, it told shareholders on Monday. Client data has been “affected” by the fire, which broke out on Friday evening and which was only contained by the following day. No injuries