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Vodacom has hired listed technology group Datatec’s chief financial officer, Ivan Dittrich, as its new group head of finance, replacing Rob Shuter, who will take over as CEO of Vodafone’s operations in The Netherlands on 1 March. Vodacom is a subsidiary of UK-based Vodafone. According to Vodacom, Dittrich
The SABC has suspended its acting chief technology officer, Gelfand Kausiyo, due to what it calls “allegations of misconduct”. Kausiyo has been acting in the position since November, having been appointed to the post following the resignation of Richard Waghorn as head of the crucial portfolio late last
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) was forced to “pause” market trading on Tuesday between 10.39am and roughly midday on account of problems with international links between it and its London-based trading engine. Similar problems affected the JSE on a number of occasions
Lulama Mokhobo has been appointed the SABC’s new group CEO, communications minister Dina Pule said on Monday. The appointment, for five years, is with immediate effect. Mokhobo, who replaces acting CEO Robin Nicholson at the troubled
The theft of R42m from the SPost Office’s financial institution, Postbank, was condemned by parliament’s communications portfolio committee on Monday. Portfolio chairman Eric Kholwane said the bank’s security network needed to be tightened to prevent such a “hi-tech cyber heist”. He appreciated
Worldwide spending on retail banking technology will increase by US$3,6bn, or 3,2%% in 2012 and will reach $135bn in the next five years, according to Ovum. This is despite the economic problems plaguing the world economy. Ovum says banks in emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region will grow
Google’s sub-Saharan Africa office has reacted with dismay to allegations of fraud by its Kenyan operations, vowing to get to the bottom of the matter. The Mail & Guardian reported on Friday that Kenya’s largest mobile business directory Mocality, which has more than 170 000 listings and helps to
Gesture- and voice-activated user interfaces emerged as significant trends at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. At the start of the show, the CEA, organisers of the event, claimed 2012 would be the “year of the interface”. According to the organisation, companies want to make
Chip-maker Intel, which has struggled historically in the mobile phone semiconductor market, last week unveiled a number of advancements across its smartphone business, including a deal with Motorola Mobility and a new handset by Lenovo based on the company’s new Intel Atom processor platform
Top TV may not broadcast pornography channels without the permission of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), the high court in Johannesburg ruled on Monday. The pay channel applied to Icasa in September for permission to flight three porn channels. When it received no response after two months
