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Telkom has published an invitation for interested bidders to apply to partner the fixed-line telecommunications operator in providing video-on-demand (VOD) services to its customers. The move comes after Telkom said last year it was talking to potential VOD
New data from International Data Corp (IDC) shows demand for tablet computers in South Africa is soaring. Shipments of tablet PCs to South Africa increased by 107% year on year in the last quarter of 2013 to a total of 513 000 units, the research firm said
At this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Nokia took a game-changing step in the affordable smartphone market with its X series of phones underpinned by the open-source Android operating system. Fitting neatly into the current space
Court cases involving e-tolling on Gauteng highways have cost the taxpayer more than R6m in legal fees, according to finance minister Pravin Gordhan. “The total amount spent on the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) case is
Roads agency Sanral needs to be transparent on e-tag sales in light of the impression it was creating that motorists were “clamouring” to be tagged, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Monday. “Sanral’s number of 1,2m e-tags ‘taken up’ is hogwash
It’s the end of an era. Naspers has announced that its long-serving CEO, Koos Bekker, 61, is stepping down as CEO. Bekker, who will stand down from the Naspers board for a year, will be succeeded by the media and technology group’s head of e-commerce
Power utility Eskom declared a power emergency on Friday between 4pm and 9pm and urged South Africans to use electricity sparingly. “We are going to use the available resources to man the system but there is a risk of load-shedding,” spokesman Andrew
An announcement regarding the mooted acquisition by Vodacom of Neotel could be made within the next couple of weeks, with due diligence nearing completion. That’s the word from Neotel CEO Sunil Joshi, who was speaking to TechCentral in
Telkom has weighed in on the battle raging in the telecommunications industry over mobile termination rates, the fees operators pay each other to carry calls between their networks. Group CEO Sipho Maseko says recent moves to oppose reduced rates, which will take effect on 1 April, will delay reducing the cost
Vodacom and New Media Publishing have launched an application for Android and iOS that provides rugby fans with detailed information about the 2014 Super Rugby season, which kicked off this month. The Vodacom Super Rugby Stats app, which is available for free, was developed under the
