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A majority of South African Internet users are young and black, two-thirds speak an African language at home, and four in 10 live on less than R1 500/month. These are some of the finding in The New Wave report, written by Indra de Lanerolle, a visiting research associate at the
Reunert’s cellular service provider, Nashua Mobile, has reached an agreement with hotspot operator WirelessG to offer its subscribers uncapped Wi-Fi access that can be used with any of the latter’s hotspots. The service costs R39/month and is subject to a fair-use policy, where customers are throttled
Apple in Education, computer maker Apple’s educational arm, will launch a digital textbook store in South Africa in late January offering interactive textbooks for all of South Africa’s primary and secondary school subjects. Core Group communications manager Taryn Hyam
Government must stop implementation of e-tolling or face protests and the destruction of toll booths, trade union federation Cosatu said on Wednesday. “I think if government doesn’t listen, then people will have no choice but to go and demolish those toll gates,” said Gauteng
Cell C has switched on its first two base stations using next-generation 4G/LTE wireless broadband technology, the company has confirmed.
The two sites are located in Sandton, north of Johannesburg. “We are in the process of optimising the sites,” says Cell C spokesman Karin
Link Africa’s agreement wuith the City of Tshwane to roll out a 2 000km fibre-optic telecommunications backbone in Pretoria has been cast into doubt after the city issued a statement disputing statements made by the company. Link Africa CEO Rikus Matthyser told TechCentral last week that the company had
Pay television and e-commerce have paid off for Naspers in the six months ended 30 September 2012, with core headline earnings for the period rising to R4,1bn, from R3,5bn a year ago. Pay-TV subsidiary MultiChoice, which operates DStv, grew its subscriber base by 393 000 subscribers, giving it a base
Gauteng motorists will have to get accustomed to paying for the use of the highways as e-tolling could not be undone, the high court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday. “Tolling can’t be undone,” said lawyer David Unterhalter, acting for roads agency Sanral. “People drive on the upgraded roads
BDFM, which publishes Financial Mail and Business Day, has advised its staff that the company is considering retrenchments, Business Report reported on Tuesday. The publisher said on Monday that despite efforts to reduce expenses, BDFM remained in a “very tight trading position and
Communications minister Dina Pule is “confident” that the board of Telkom will “help the state achieve its developmental goals” while ensuring that the telecommunications group remains “commercially sustainable”. Pule made the remarks in a written statement following her first meeting with Telkom’s board
