South Africans love to complain about Telkom. It’s been a national pastime for years. The customer service problems associated with the fixed-line operator are the stuff of legend – and nightmare. So, when Telkom’s CEO, Sipho Maseko, steps up to the plate and promises to fix these deep-seated
It’s the weekend, and that means it’s time for another dose of TalkCentral, South Africa’s leading weekly technology podcast. Your regular hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg pull up a couple of chairs for a discussion on Telkom and the future of its fixed-line business. They also chat about
Balancing Act Africa research counts 73 video-on-demand platforms operating in Africa — on the Internet, via satellite or through mobile applications. Mostly, these are “over the top” services with the vast majority set up by independent providers. Although they may have operating alliances with mobile
There is no basis to suspend controversial SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, SABC board chair Zandile Tshabalala told MPs on Friday night. “We don’t have a basis for suspension because … in our case he performs,” Tshabalala said, briefing a joint sitting of parliament’s communications
The Z3, the latest smartphone from BlackBerry was built for Indonesia, one of the markets where the Canadian firm is still strong. It’s now been launched in South Africa, only the second country to get it — a move that local BlackBerry MD Yudi Moodley says was a logical next step. The Z3 is a smart looking device
There is a always a buzz at Microsoft South Africa’s head office in Johannesburg’s leafy Bryanston suburb. This week, the buzz is the appointment of new MD Zoaib Hoosen. Like his predecessor, Mteto Nyati, Hoosen, 49, is a former IBM executive. He joined Microsoft in 2010 as enterprise
On 25 May, President Jacob Zuma announced the cabinet for his second term. In a surprise movement, the announcement included significant changes in the role of the department of communications and the creation of a new ministry of telecommunications and postal services. This has resulted in enormous
SABC acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has proposed that journalists have a licence to practise like those in the medical and law professions, the broadcaster reported on Thursday. Motsoeneng said journalists who acted unprofessionally should be stripped of their licences
BlackBerry has launched its latest smartphone in South Africa. Called the Z3, the 5-inch touch-screen device is aimed mainly at price-conscious prepaid users and will cost about R3 000. “We have already launched the Z3 in Indonesia and we don’t have any stock left in that country,” says BlackBerry MD Yudi Moodley
South Africa could soon wake up to a rendition of the national anthem on national television in a bid to improve patriotism, social cohesion and moral regeneration. Communications minister Faith Muthambi told parliament on Tuesday that there will be a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the SABC
