City Power announced on Thursday that it would increase its tariffs by an average of 7% from 1 July after the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa approved hikes. Nersa approved City Power’s tariff increase application across different consumer segments
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday called for a specialised copper theft unit, following three consecutive months of theft increases. “Although the South African Police Service has done excellent work with practical legislative initiatives to curb copper theft thus
Nokia South Africa, now part of Microsoft, announced two new devices at a launch event in Johannesburg on Thursday evening. The Nokia Lumia 630 is the company’s latest midrange Windows Phone and set for its South African debut, while the 930, its new flagship, is also
A team of South African astronomers have discovered a triple super-massive black hole system, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in South Africa said on Wednesday. “The discovery demonstrates that South Africa has the scientific and technical expertise to be a world leader in radio astronomy,” project director
In a move that will be regarded as a direct challenge to South Africa’s big banks, retailer Pick n Pay and mobile operator MTN have taken the wraps off a new, low-cost banking solution and free money transfer service that will be offered to consumers who sign up for a
South African social network Mxit has revealed its latest user numbers and the ways people engage with its services. The latest numbers show a decline over last year in active users, from 6,5m to 4,9m. Despite the decline, it appears those still using it are finding it increasingly sticky. Average daily time per user
The developers of a new, small-form-factor computer aimed at South African schools hope their invention will have an impact on the quality of the country’s education. The EduCube, developed in South Africa, is aimed at pupils all the way from grade one to matric and offers a range of educational
Comedy Central has canned former radio host Gareth Cliff’s television show, the “Gareth Cliff Show”, a month and a half after it was launched on the channel, according to the Channel24 website on Wednesday. The show, an Internet radio programme shown on TV, reportedly failed to attract enough
On Friday, Nest Labs – which was acquired by Google in January for US$3,2bn – said it was buying Dropcam, a San Francisco-based company specialising in home-monitoring cameras for US$555m. Things are hotting up in the smart home market and consumers may soon be exposed to hundreds of new hardware devices and
The Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa), the body charged with developing communications technology infrastructure in underserviced parts of the country, has slammed the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) over its probe of the appointment of the agency’s CEO, Zami Nkosi. In a statement, Usaasa
