The Mecer C22G Tablet PC from South African technology distributor Mustek is aimed at business users. It’s meant to appeal to those requiring tablet functionality in a full-blown PC. But, at more than 1kg without its bundled keyboard/touchpad, it’s a heavy device compared to
Want access to as many as 12m Wi-Fi hotspots around the world, free of charge? That’s effectively what Naspers-owned Internet service provider MWeb is promising as part of a deal it’s signed with Spanish company Fon, which claims to offer the world’s
Business Connexion has overtaken long-time incumbent Dimension Data to become the top IT company in South Africa as measured by its share of the market’s value, according to new research by International Data Corp. BCX’s performance is due to strong annuity-based
The disciplinary hearing involving suspended Telkom chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte will begin in Johannesburg tomorrow, Thursday, the telecommunications operator has said in a statement. “This disciplinary hearing is the outcome of a process that
A Johannesburg-based start-up, SA Cardiosynthetics, has set itself the goal of providing heart-valve replacements to emerging markets that do not require the long-term administration of medication normally needed after this type of procedure. Co-founder Murray Legg explains that
Communications minister Yunus Carrim has been given a mixed report card by the Democratic Alliance in its analysis of the performance of cabinet ministers over the past year. Carrim has been given a “C” by the opposition political party for “attempting, with
Johannesburg- and London-listed technology group Datatec has named its chief financial officer, Rob Evans, as its new operations director. He will take on the new role with effect from 1 June. Evans will be replaced in the finance role by Jurgens Myburgh, who will join Datatec
Suspended Telkom chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte has a “fiduciary duty” to repay R6m he was loaned by the company so that he could buy shares. The telecommunications operator says in a statement that the loan was granted in a manner that
Given the upcoming Protection of Personal Information (Popi) Act, retailers have to be prepared to deal with customers’ questions about the type and amount of personal information that they are collecting, why they are collecting it and how they intend to protect it against abuse
Altech, a subsidiary of Altron, plans to sell its Liquid Telecom stake, acquired in January 2013, to Econet Wireless, Liquid’s parent company. The 8,6% stake will be sold to Econet for US$55m, giving Liquid an implied value of $640m. Altech says it is exercising this option because the stake
