The Democratic Alliance has called for the immediate suspension of top South African Revenue Service (Sars) figure Jonas Makwakwa, allegedly the recipient of “suspicious and unusual payments”. The Sunday Times reported that Makwakwa
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) says it has suspended a strike against Telkom. Hundreds of Telkom workers have been on strike for over a month as they demand an 11% salary increase, six months’ maternity leave, gain-sharing and
South African Airways has banned the charging of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on board all its aircraft effective from Saturday, amid battery explosion reports. “South African Airways has taken a decision to prohibit the charging
In the latest episode of TechCentral’s podcast, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg gather around the mic to discuss the iPhone 7 launch. Also this week, they chat about tumbling ADSL prices in
With Facebook’s user growth in developing countries soaring, mutual funds focused on emerging economies are increasing investments in the Menlo Park, California-based company. Six years ago, 60% of the social platform’s 482m
A day after shaking the local Internet market by providing capped digital subscriber line (DSL) users with 18 hours a day of unlimited Internet access, Afrihost has announced it is chopping uncapped DSL prices. The price of Afrihost’s
SpaceX’s billionaire founder Elon Musk called the Falcon 9 explosion its most perplexing failure in 14 years, deepening the mystery surrounding the loss of the satellite-bearing rocket on its launchpad last week. US investigators are looking into
Apple announced its new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus and Watch Series 2 today at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. What the event confirmed was that the leaks about the phone and the watch
Edward Snowden is increasingly unhappy with the situation in Russia, where he has lived for more than three years. President Vladimir Putin once welcomed the National Security Agency contractor for his propaganda value, but he may be
Apple’s new iPhone 7 isn’t a major upgrade on the previous version, despite its various updates and features — and the well-flagged news that the smartphone has no headphone jack. That said, the iPhone has been a game-changer. It helped