The department of home affairs is installing upgrades to systems at many of its branches around the country, and those branches will not be able to process ID and passport applications until 2 December. The upgrades will take place from 2pm on Friday and are aimed

The Democratic Alliance has released its annual cabinet report card, and the two ICT ministers, Faith Muthambi at communications and Siyabonga Cwele at telecommunications & postal services, have been given very poor grades. Muthambi emerged with the DA’s lowest

Communications minister Faith Muthambi plans to appeal a court decision to have SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment declared unlawful and irrational. Western Cape high court Judge Dennis Davis handed down judgment on the matter on Friday amid a legal challenge from opposition

The Democratic Alliance won its high court application on Friday to have the appointment of SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng declared unlawful and irrational. The Western Cape high court’s Judge Dennis Davis handed down the judgment in a few minutes. “We won,” said DA lawyer Anton Katz

In its opinion, outstanding e-toll bills are related to an unjust and irrational law which makes it unnecessary for businesses to be concerned about the amount they owe or to disclose it as a debt to shareholders, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said in a statement on Friday. The anti-tolls

Creative Spark, the Cape Town-based digital agency founded by Matthew Buckland, has been acquired by M&C Saatchi for an undisclosed sum.
The acquisition includes Creative Spark’s digital publishing arm, whose titles include Memeburn, Ventureburn and Gearburn

A computer that costs only US$5, or less than R75? That’s what the team behind the popular Raspberry Pi has just unveiled. The Raspberry Pi Zero, which goes on sale immediately (in limited quantities for now), has a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, microSD card slot, micro USB

The market for activity tracking devices has proved a difficult one. One of the major fitness device manufacturers, Jawbone, recently announced it was laying off 15% of its staff. Fitbit, the market leader in these devices, has seen its share price drop to nearly 50% of its peak

Apple’s tablet, PC hybrid, the 12,9-inch iPad Pro, goes on sale in South Africa on Friday. But those wanting one had better be prepared to stump up a lot of cash thanks to the sorry state of the rand. The iPad Pro, which has received mixed reviews, will start at

Feature phones dead? Microsoft is betting against it. The company has unveiled two new feature phones, the Nokia 230 and the Nokia 230 Dual Sim, which offer battery life of up to 27 days in standby mode. The two phones, which are expected to retail for