The SABC has placed newspaper advertisements for a new CEO, making a U-turn just five months after the public broadcaster declared it would no longer advertise jobs externally. The advertisement for the executive position appeared in
Overcoming the legacy of apartheid was one of the key considerations behind government’s decision to abandon global best practice in licensing spectrum to operators and to develop a model where
Government plans to enforce network neutrality on South African telecommunications operators and service providers to “ensure that all lawful and legal Internet traffic is treated equally, without discrimination, restriction or
Toyota Motor Corp took one giant leap for robot-kind by launching the first humanoid into space to converse with astronauts. Now, it’s taking one small step toward commercialising robots for the masses. Japan’s largest automaker will begin selling a 10cm-tall talking
South Africa’s cabinet approved a policy proposal backing “open and shared networks” in its attempt to provide all citizens with better access to Internet services by 2030. The policy is intended to increase competition between providers by allowing
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has unveiled a radical shake-up in the way South Africa’s ICT sector is managed, including a controversial change to the
The South African government has identified the ICT industry as one of the key sectors that will facilitate faster economic growth and radically transform our society. Last week, cabinet approved the national integrated
Hlaudi Motsoeneng, in an open letter on Sunday, dismissed allegations that he lied about having obtained a matric as an “untruth” and called for a stop to a “politically motivated assault” on him
MTN South Africa has named Adcorp subsidiary Rightsource as the preferred partner to manage its outsourced call centres. The move, which has been met with union resistance, will see MTN adopt a “hybrid” call centre model in
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