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The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has warned that Telkom’s insistence on bundling its broadband data service with a compulsory voice service may mean that the company is “acting in a way that contravenes SA’s new

Web Africa is the latest Internet service provider to slash the cost of hosting websites in SA, introducing uncapped hosting options on shared servers starting at R19/month for 50MB of disk space and unlimited bandwidth. Historically, hosting websites

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) of SA on Monday defended its ability to manage the national opt-out registry the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) requires after coming under extensive fire last week. CEO Brian Mdluli says the organisation

Though no serious investments have taken place yet to bring high-capacity fibre infrastructure into South Africans’ homes, Neotel chief technology officer Angus Hay says it will happen. Hay, speaking at a fibre telecommunications conference

Online backup services like Dropbox have a new rival. This time, though, the service, called Zovo Backup, is promising unlimited storage space online. The company, founded by self-described “serial entrepreneur” Hamlesh Motah

The former acting CEO of the SABC, Robin Nicholson, has issued a summons against the public broadcaster and is claiming R2,8m, plus interest and the cost of his lawsuit, after he was ousted last month. The claim includes R1,5m in

mLab Southern Africa, which provides incubation support to mobile developers and entrepreneurs, will establish a presence in SA in September when it opens its head office at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria. Its aim is to provide subsidised office space

Samsung on Thursday officially launched its second-generation Galaxy handset, the S2, and its long-awaited and highly anticipated 10.1-inch Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, in SA. The products are seen by many as the most direct challengers

Sentech’s failure to better encrypt its signal to prevent pirate viewing in Botswana, is damaging business for e.tv’s sister channel, the high court in Johannesburg heard on Thursday. Representing eBotswana, advocate Steven Budlender

Independent data centre operator Teraco is expanding its facilities in Johannesburg and Cape Town and building a new centre in Durban as demand in the SA market explodes. But it’s having to focus enormous energy on increasing power efficiencies