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
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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
MTN South Africa looks set to launch a commercial Internet protocol television (IPTV) product, quite likely later this year or early next year, as it looks to expand into offering “over-the-top” services on its mobile broadband infrastructure. “If you look at the evolving
MTN is one of 90 companies that have expressed an interest in mobile licences that will soon be up for grabs in Myanmar, one of the world’s least connected countries. Group CEO Sifisi Dabengwa says MTN should have clarity on whether it’s succeeded in its bid for a licence
8ta, the consumer mobile arm of telecommunications operator Telkom, has agreed to sponsor South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) for the next five years. This puts paid to talk, initiated by Telkom, that the 8ta brand was to be retired in favour of Telkom Mobile. Telkom
The Free State will determine whether it received value for money in a provincial government website deal, premier Ace Magashule said on Wednesday. Magashule said, following public concerns, that his provincial government had to look at “whether we received value for money”