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Randfontein is the fastest town in South Africa as far as broadband is concerned, with a download speed of 11,3Mbit/s, followed by Bryanston, Midrand and Randburg in Johannesburg. Only nine areas in South Africa have an Internet speed faster than the national average
Telkom is again planning to offer its employees the opportunity to take voluntary severance and early retirement packages as it looks to reduce its staff complement to save costs. Employees interested in the offer must apply in a window period opening on 15 March and ending on 31 August
Seacom, the company behind the undersea cable of the same name, has launched a new company, called Pamoja, to offer small and medium-sized enterprises the ability to provide cloud computing-based services to their customers without the capital outlay such services usually require
In the past three years, the Free State government has awarded multiple contracts worth millions of rand to Letlaka Group, the company controlled by Tumi Ntsele, the man who benefited directly from the province’s controversial R40m-plus website tender. The claims have
Communications minister Dina Pule is trying to persuade SABC board chairman Ben Ngubane and his deputy to withdraw their resignations, the presidency said on Monday. “The matter is receiving attention from the communications
IBM has partnered with the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (Astron) to develop high-speed but low-powered “exascale” computers that will meet the enormous demands of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope. The
SABC board chairman Ben Ngubane and his deputy, Thami ka Plaatjie, have resigned, the public broadcaster reported on Monday morning. SABC radio news quoted communications spokesman Siya Qoza as saying President Jacob Zuma needed to decide whether to accept the resignations or
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has warned that using imported or otherwise uncertified cordless telephones can seriously affect mobile coverage. Moreover, using them is a criminal offence and the authority intends clamping down on those flouting
Google’s video platform is making celebrities out of regular South Africans and generating income for them, with some making in excess of R100 000/month. Use of YouTube in South Africa is growing exponentially, particularly on mobile devices, which now account for a quarter
The Founder Institute, an early stage start-up accelerator with a presence in 35 countries, is coming to South Africa. The first 15-week programme will commence on 28 May in Johannesburg and the organisers hope to attract 30 to 40 participants. Started by Adeo Ressi in
