Government spending on information and communications technology is projected to top R15bn as pressure mounts to meet national broadband goals, a report has found. “The South Africa

Employees in the mining, telecommunications and metal industries have been affected the most in 2015 as 58 companies cut at least 45 000 jobs, according to trade union Solidarity’s report on the retrenchment

View the latest Backspace cartoon from Jerm.

Google is seen as a world leader in innovation, an important backer of tech start-ups and a pioneer in all our futures. The corporation, which is financially the size of a mid-sized country, just reorganised its structure so that it can continue to invest in

Keeping with the theme of naming Android releases after sugary treats, Google has revealed that version 6.0 of the software – now used on more than a billion devices worldwide – will be known as Marshmallow. Android 6.0 Marshmallow is

Telkom’s share price sank by 6,4% on Monday after the company announced it would no longer pursue a deal with rival MTN. This came after the Competition Commission said it would not support the transaction. As investors fretted about the impact

The ANC has lashed out at big businesses for raising barriers to entry for new participants in its fourth National General Council discussion document, released on Monday. The ANC said monopolies

Telkom and MTN have decided to walk away from the deal that would have seen the former outsource management of its mobile radio access network to the latter and the two companies signing a bilateral roaming agreement. Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko said

The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed radio access network sharing and bilateral roaming deal proposed by Telkom and MTN be prohibited. The decision is a huge blow for Telkom and MTN. In terms of the

Cabinet has approved the submission of the Films and Publications Amendment Bill which is guided by policy that has been criticised for seeking to curb Internet freedoms. A cabinet statement released last week said the bill seeks to amend