MPs asked tough questions of service provider Vodacom in parliament on Wednesday, as high data prices continued to come under the spotlight. Vodacom presented to the portfolio committee on
A nuclear build programme for South Africa doesn’t need to be funded by the fiscus. There are enough potential financiers who would be willing to take the risk, said Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Wednesday
High prices, gender pay gaps and a lack of education makes women 50% less likely to access basic Internet services in poor urban communities, a global technology group has told parliament. The portfolio committee on
Internet ride-sharing app Uber has launched a month-long dashcam pilot in Cape Town amid the service experiencing recent safety concerns. The digital cameras record what is happening in front of
South Africa’s inflation fell below the upper end of the central bank’s target band in August for the first time this year, leaving room for policy makers to continue to pause their tightening cycle. The rate fell to 5,9% from 6% a
Uber has appointed a head of security for Africa after three people were attacked in two separate incidents in July and August in Johannesburg, allegedly while taking rides using the popular app. Deon Du Toit, who joins
A television advertisement by MWeb that uses the term “mother-buffer” is acceptable, despite its play on an expletive, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. This follows a complaint from viewers
Google has unleashed its digital assistant for the first time, arriving late to the intensifying race among the largest technology companies to create a more personal and lucrative way for computers to interact with humans. The Google Assistant
Google introduced a new digital assistant on Wednesday. Bloomberg News put the system through its paces by asking questions, some of which were suggested by AI experts including Oren Etzioni, head of the Allen Institute for
The South African government has allocated R2,5bn for a push to roll out broadband networks across the country over the next three years, a potential boon to telecommunications carriers such as Telkom. The first phase of the project will