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Japanese electronics giant Sony has launched its new flagship television set in South Africa. And it’s a steal at just R279 000! The main selling point of the new 84-inch TV is its resolution – at 3 840×2 160 pixels, it’s four times the resolution of the 1080p
Open-access fibre-optic telecommunications infrastructure provider Link Africa, formerly known as i3 Africa, has revealed that it expects to begin rolling out high-speed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) connections starting in 2013. The company, which has bought
Although the African telecommunications industry has enjoyed significant growth in the past decade, with operators that capitalised on it generally mostly healthy returns on their investments, there is still the opportunity for far more growth, particularly for those who know where
Jelly Bean, the latest iteration of Google’s Android operating system, has finally begun downloading onto Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets in South Africa. Some users on the Vodacom network have reported that the update is now available for download
Credit and debit card fraud have declined nationally, the SA Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) said on Tuesday. Credit card fraud between January and September this year, totalling R300,6m, dropped by 18% compared to the same period
The demand for electricity is declining, Eskom finance director Paul O’Flaherty said on Tuesday. “We were predicting that sales would go down,” he said. Releasing its interim results in Johannesburg, Eskom posted electricity sales of 110 766GWh
Cable theft costs South Africa about R5bn/year, and the “war on cable theft” is being intensified, police minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Tuesday.In written reply to a parliamentary question, he said training for designated “second-hand goods” police officers
Banking group Absa has launched a product aimed at tech-savvy young professionals. Called Potentiate, it includes a new bank card with a digital display for showing one-time Pin numbers. The product promises various loyalty benefits and those taking it up can opt to purchase an
Reunert has lifted its total cash dividend per share by 12%, to 275c, on the back of a 9% increase in normalised headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 September 2012. The JSE-listed technology and telecommunications group, whose brands include Nashua Mobile and
It is not up to government to devise a strategy for Telkom or for it to impose its will on the company. Rather, it’s up to management, through the board of directors, to develop a strategy and sell that to all shareholders, including government. That’s the view of newly
