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The department of communications is building a digital migration office that will oversee the implementation of SA’s migration from analogue to digital TV. In the process, the already-established Digital Dzonga advisory

Movie making has changed dramatically in the past decade, as Ronnie Apteker, the energetic founder of Internet Solutions and now a keen filmmaker, can attest. Apteker is currently involved in shooting Material, a film

There are more signs of Vodacom’s imminent rebranding. First, the cellular operator took down its hoarding at the top of the Ponte tower in Johannesburg, replacing it with a red and white background hinting that the refreshed brand

International security specialist Kaspersky Lab says more free applications are appearing on Google’s Android Market that are infected by malicious software, or malware. The company says the applications look

Vodacom has confirmed it plans to announce executive changes next month. However the mobile operator says the changes will in no way affect jobs. The group, majority-owned by the UK’s Vodafone, is in

SA start-ups will soon be able to apply for incubation support from Google SA. The international search giant has launched Umbono, a technology incubator based in Cape Town. Google SA country manager Luke Mckend

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has fired a salvo across Apple’s bow by taking its popular enterprise server software into the “cloud” and integrating with it Microsoft’s upcoming Office 365

SA big four bank Absa says its website downtime between 10pm and 12:30 am on Thursday night was scheduled. Customers that tried to log on last night were met with the default installation

Communications minister Roy Padayachie says Nombulelo “Pinky” Moholi, the new group CEO of Telkom, will bring “the required stability at the leadership level of the fixed line operator” and help turn the business around

JSE-listed Reunert’s acquisition of ECN Telecoms will be good for both companies and for the industry, says ECN CEO John Holdsworth. Reunert announced the deal on Monday, confirming speculation