Major banks will soon be taking applications for new smart card IDs, home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba said on Tuesday. “There are several new innovations that are going to be introduced by the department to assist South Africans for smart ID cards and passports
Did you recently buy a Samsung smart TV? If you are worried about privacy, you may be wondering how smart that decision was following the manufacturer’s warnings that its voice-activated televisions may record personal information – that is, your
A new arrival into an extremely competitive market, the first Ubuntu-powered phone has finally gone on sale in Europe — two years after a failed attempt to generate crowdfunding nevertheless raised US$12m. A sleek, polished rectangle, it appears much like other
Telkom has announced plans to restructure its business, outsourcing noncore operations, rationalising its IT systems and closing retail stores, among other cost-saving moves. The company
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Telkom has denied an allegation made by a labour union on Monday that it intends laying off up to 10 000 employees. The Solidarity trade union said on Monday that it has learnt that Telkom
The chief officer of Vodacom’s consumer business unit, Phil Patel, is moving on. He will be replaced in the role by Godfrey Motsa, who is currently chief officer of regional operations. From April, Patel will take up the role of regional commercial director
Former First National Bank CEO Michael Jordaan has invested in South African e-book aggregator Snapplify through investment firm AngelHub Ventures. AngelHub is backed by Jordaan and Rand Merchant Bank co-founder Paul Harris
This will be a busy year for cinematic spies with James Bond to return in Spectre, Ethan Hunt back for another Mission: Impossible and director Guy Ritchie rebooting the cult 1960s TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E as a feature film. First off the mark is
One of the most exciting developments in hardware in the last five years has just been announced … by Facebook. No, it’s not yet another smartphone or any kind of personal electronic gadget. It’s something much more important, something with the potential to
