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Newly appointed Vodacom SA MD Sipho Maseko has been awarded 74 142 shares in the telecommunications group at an average price of R90,37/share, making the allocation worth R6,7m. The shares vest on 25 November 2014. Maseko, who was formerly CEO of BP Southern Africa, took the reins
Dimension Data division Internet Solutions is hoping for clarity and certainty from the local-loop unbundling framework document that the communications regulator will publish in the Government Gazette next week but has reservations about how much
Ster-Kinekor has confirmed that the Velskoen drive-in in Randburg, Johannesburg will close next year. It is the last of its drive-ins and the company says the decision comes as a result of declining audiences, which is says isn’t unique to SA. “Cinema audiences
Naspers-owned Internet service provider MWeb has launched a social media campaign in an attempt to pressure Telkom to stop forcing its broadband asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) customers to pay for telephone line rental if they don’t have a fixed-line
Before the decade is out, newspapers and magazines will have had to have moved to some sort of digital platform. They have less than 10 years left to try and make as much money out of paper as possible before print becomes unsustainable. These are the views of Alistair Fairweather
While some governments have used social media to monitor unprecedented levels of social unrest this year, many have been leveraging these platforms to improve the quality of their services, engage citizens and cut costs. In an ideal world, political protests would
The department of communications has withdrawn the controversial Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, just weeks after critics warned it undermined the independent broadcasting and telecommunications regulator and could face
The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) will next Wednesday publish the framework in terms of which local-loop unbundling will take place. It will be published in the Government Gazette on 30 November. Publication of the document will precede
The ANC feels the “censorship” done to its entry on Internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia is “outright vandalism” and uncivilised, it was reported on Wednesday. Certain phrases on the webpage that described information about alleged corruption within the party were blacked out
Absa Bank has reached an agreement with the department of home affairs that allows the bank to access the Home Affairs National Identification System (Hanis) in an effort to reduce identity fraud. It has also overhauled its sign-up process, making it paperless, and
