First National Bank has extended the functionality of its e-wallet, making it possible for any customer to send money to any SA mobile user using the FNB banking application for mobile devices. Recipients can withdraw the cash, use it to buy prepaid airtime or electricity, send the money to another cellular

Two weeks after Cell C announced it was cutting prepaid voice and ad hoc data rates, it’s announced a cut in call rates to five international destinations.
Calls to China, India, Pakistan, the UK and US will drop to 99c/minute (with per second billing) between 30 May and 31 August as part of a promotion that

TalkCentral is back for another episode. This week, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson sit down to chat about a wide range of issues. We cover everything from Friday’s big Square Kilometre Array announcement to the battle between Cell C and Vodacom over tariffs. Also on the agenda this

Copper theft in SA dropped by 20,7% between March and April, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Monday. Quoting the Copper Theft Barometer, Sacci CEO Neren Rau said thieves stole copper of R34,7m in March compared to R27,5m last month. “The reduction in April

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is unlikely to win a Nobel prize, but will give deeper understanding to phenomena such as dark matter and how the universe started. Vishnu Vejjala, research chair in theoretical particle cosmology at the University of the Witwatersrand, said the US$2bn SKA

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project will provide work opportunities in the Northern Cape, the provincial government said on Monday. “This gigantic project has and will create both direct and indirect opportunities for the people and businesses in the region and province as a whole,” said spokesman

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is preparing to shed 2 000 of its 16 500-strong global workforce in a large-scale cost-cutting exercise. This is according to a report in the The Guardian on Monday. The newspaper cites Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper, which claims the information came from

When people are asked to think of a hybrid vehicle, the first name that invariably pops into their heads is Toyota’s iconic Prius. But the Japanese carmaker is intent on making full hybrids — cars that can run solely on a battery-powered motor or a petrol engine or a combination of both — available across its range

Absa’s online and mobile portals went down on Friday, with the bank directing frustrated customers to its branches and ATMs. But it’s still keeping mum about what exactly went wrong on the busiest banking day of the month. The services were available intermittently early

Once a serious rival to search engine Google, Yahoo has slipped in popularity in recent years. Now, it’s launched its own mobile browser, called Axis, in an apparent effort to win back users and remain relevant in the mobile Internet age. Axis is designed for Apple’s iPad and iPhone, with Android and Windows Phone