The department of basic education has rejected a World Economic Forum (WEF) report about the state of the country’s maths and science education. “The report is not a credible or accurate reflection of the state of education in South Africa,” the department said in a statement. According to the
The constitutional court has dismissed a Democratic Alliance application for leave to appeal against a decision regarding the constitutionality of e-tolling legislation. “[The court] decided it was not in the interest of justice for the constitutional court to hear it [the matter] at this stage,” DA federal executive
Roadblocks in different parts of Gauteng on Tuesday were not linked to e-tolling, the department of community safety said on Tuesday. “The Gauteng traffic police today [Tuesday] has operations across different parts of the province focusing on vehicle and driver fitness,” said spokesman Thapelo
Mobile operator MTN is acquiring a controlling 50% stake in Internet service provider Afrihost for an undisclosed sum. In an e-mail to Afrihost clients on Monday, the service provider’s CEO, Gian Visser, says MTN is buying 50% plus one Afrihost share. The existing shareholders, including management, will
Well-known technology industry entrepreneur Willem van Biljon has joined Takealot.com, the e-commerce website that recently announced it had secured about R1bn in new funding, as co-CEO and chief technology officer. Van Biljon co-founded Mosaic Software, the company
More than a decade after sci-fi blockbuster Minority Report introduced us to gesture-based computer interfaces, the Leap Motion Controller made its retail debut last year to much fanfare. Now, a new, more advanced version of Leap Motion’s gesture control software is in the works. TechCentral played around
There’s a nasty sting in the tail of Cell C’s new 66c/minute prepaid calling plan. The operator has quietly introduced an out-of-bundle charge of R2/MB for data on the plan, more than double the 99c/MB it charges on its “99c For Real” prepaid option. An observant TechCentral reader noticed the higher out-of-bundle rate
Fast-growing telecommunications provider BitCo, which historically has focused on the voice communications market, is expanding aggressively into providing last-mile broadband services and has launched a home broadband product using unlicensed wireless spectrum. The product is meant as
South African technology distributor First Distribution is hoping to take advantage in the booming market for cloud computing services by launching a new “cloud brokerage” called First for Cloud. The company, which has already established itself as a distributor of data centre and enterprise solutions, plans
Their idea was simple — a line of high-quality headphones, each with Dre’s explicit stamp of approval. Recognising that more and more music was being consumed using mobile devices, Dre and Iovine capitalised on both the appetite for quality headphones and the enormous power and authenticity
