The Democratic Alliance has filed an application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act seeking access to the minutes of every meeting held by the council of communications regulator Icasa since May this
No power cuts have been planned for Thursday, power utility Eskom said in a statement. “So far, there is no plan to load shed,” the media desk said. Eskom, however, warned that things could change during the course of the day. “As much as there is no plan for load shedding, any disturbances that may
Embattled SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala has been excluded from the new Transnet board, it emerged on Thursday. “Cabinet approved the following appointments subject to the verification of qualifications and the relevant experience,” a giggling minister
As is customary at this time of the year, TechCentral is pleased to present its lists of who it considers are the biggest technology newsmakers over the past 12 months, both internationally and in South Africa. We kick it off, as always
An application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three pornographic pay channels was dismissed by the Western Cape high court on Wednesday. Judge Lee Bozalek ruled that he correctly ordered that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
There are many factors that have allowed for the successful scaling of the Internet into a global phenomenon. A consensus-based, voluntary approach to standards, decentralised design and a vast body of openly-licensed software have all contributed. But the element I want to talk about here
Noko vs Izikhothane by Ramscomics was the most popular video on YouTube among South Africans in 2014, the Google-owned online video service disclosed on Wednesday. A news programme from broadcaster eNCA on Oscar Pistorius came in second. The list excludes videos from major music
Telkom and Blue Label Telecoms have settled a dispute in which the two companies were claiming billions of rand from each other following the failure of Multi-Links in Nigeria. In separate statements sent to shareholders before
This episode features regulars Ben Kelly and Brett Haggard with guest Sean Behnken from Telkom Mobile. They gather for a discussion about Telkom’s fibre-to-the-home pricing, the Square Kilometre Array and subsidised Internet in the Karoo, the trailer for Star Wars and the
Tell us who your newsmakers of the year are and you could win one of three vouchers to spend at the Orange online store. In the run-up to Christmas, TechCentral and Orange South Africa are hosting a competition in which three lucky readers walk away with a R2 000 voucher each to the