South Africa should consider concentrated solar power (CSP) with storage for base load energy since it has the capacity to replace Eskom’s ageing coal-fired power stations. This is the message of Nandu
Television news has been – and currently remains – the most powerful platform in the world for news and information. For more than 50 years, it enjoyed a privileged position in a low-choice environment with large audiences and high levels of trust
Both the home affairs department and visa application service company VFS have denied any links to President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, and Rajesh Gupta following claims made by the Democratic Alliance last week. The department’s
Imagine downloading 5 000 movies per second over your Internet connection. Those are the ultimate speeds being promised by a new, multibillion-rand submarine cable system that is to be built to connect South Africa and East Africa to Asia and
The death of Prince marks the end of a brilliant music career by one of pop music’s most talented and eclectic artists. A virtuoso on any number of instruments, a master arranger and producer, and a preeminent showman, Prince’s music was as
In this edition of TalkCentral, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the new Africa-1 cable system and Vumatel raising more funding. Also this week, they discuss MTN’s ongoing Nigerian headache and
Local telecommunications companies could regret spending around R1bn each on a new African broadband cable if the project goes ahead, says an expert. On Monday, Hong Kong ICT firm PCCW said Telkom, MTN, Saudi
Former Democratic Alliance MP Dene Smuts has died, the party’s federal executive said on Friday morning. “Dene Smuts will be remembered as a truly great parliamentarian, who stood unswervingly for a cause far bigger than her own personal advancement
South African-headquartered technology services group Dimension Data and US-based computer networking giant Cisco have announced a technology initiative that they hope will have a dramatic
Romeo Kumalo, the former head of Vodacom’s international operations, is part of a black economic empowerment group bidding to acquire a stake in the mobile operator from the Public Investment