Eskom believes that its experiences over the past few years will assist it in making better decisions on how to keep the lights on. “We have become wiser in our risk management approach. You can only do that with the benefit of hindsight. We have learned, and today we do things differently
When my digital media students are sitting, waiting for class to start and staring at their phones, they are not checking Facebook. They’re not checking Instagram, or Pinterest or even Twitter. No, they’re catching up on the news of the day by checking out their friends’ stories
In mid-January, Netflix announced a ban on the use of proxies, unblockers and virtual private networks – all technical workarounds to view movies and TV programmes unavailable in the subscriber’s country. This announcement coincided with the company’s global service
Thought Formula 1 was fast-paced? The speed of innovation in the automotive industry makes it look like a donkey-cart race. The past few years have seen the development of disruptive new technologies that are set to change the face of society forever. Ever since the first Model T Ford
Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema warned that Gupta-owned media such as ANN7 and The New Age will not be welcome at his party’s events. “Gupta must leave the
With little fanfare, South Africa this week kick-started the process of “dual illumination”, a significant milestone in the switch from analogue to digital terrestrial television and a move that
Vodacom has turned in robust results for the third quarter of its 2016 financial year. In the three months ended 31 December 2015, the telecommunications group reported normalised group revenue up by 7,6% to R21,7bn on the back of strong demand for data
Standard Bank has warned its customers that it will be offline this Sunday, 7 February, while it performs scheduled system updates. The system changes require planned downtime, which will affect the ability of clients to perform “certain banking activities and transactions
The number of cellphones impounded by traffic police in Cape Town is on the rise, says an official. Since 2012, Cape Town traffic police have impounded phones from drivers who are caught using their handsets without legal hands-free kits. And city officials on Tuesday confirmed an
South African mobile group MTN and technology investment firm Amadeus Capital have announced plans to invest US$40m (about R650m) in Travelstart, an online travel agency focused on Africa. Travelstart, which was founded in Sweden in 1999, has built
