Fibre breaks in Egypt down Seacom again

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Seacom services between Africa and Europe went offline again on Thursday after fresh cable breaks in Egypt cut off African Internet users in East Africa and Southern Africa. It’s the second time in a week that terrestrial cable breaks in Egypt have disrupted

Google’s Go triumph a milestone for AI research

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Researchers from Google DeepMind have developed the first computer able to defeat a human champion at the board game Go. But why has the online giant invested millions of dollars and some of the finest minds in artificial intelligence research to create a computer

Vodacom, MTN want to break the Internet

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As you might have seen, the networks are at it again, on a drive to get the government to regulate Web services, which these network operators like to call “over-the-top” providers. Regulating Internet services will have a huge ripple effect throughout

Ngcaba warns against OTT regulation

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Well-known ICT sector businessman Andile Ngcaba has warned that South Africa’s mobile networks “risk redundancy” if they fail to develop innovative ways to benefit from over-the-top technologies. Ngcaba, speaking in his capacity as chairman of the Wi-Fi Forum

Cape Town to donate impounded cellphones

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The City of Cape Town has decided to donate cellphones impounded from motorists rather than auctioning them off. City officials confirmed on Tuesday that the change came about because of mobile technology developments that impact on the value of

Internet freedom vs control: a middle way

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Since so much of life has moved online, a clash has emerged between the opposing values of Internet freedom, and Internet control. Should the Internet be a public arena free of all interference and influence from the authorities? Or does too much freedom result

Now Icasa to probe OTT market

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Communications regulator Icasa said it plans to launch an inquiry in the next financial year to look at the impact of over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp and Skype on the data services market. Icasa chief operating officer Willington Ngwepe said

Just how corrupt is South Africa

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South Africa has moved from 67th to 61st place on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2015. This indicated that perceptions around the extent of corruption in the country was stabilising. The country’s score