When Vox Telecom CEO Jacques du Toit, an avid pilot, walks up to his Boeing Stearman, a 1942 biplane used by the US military for training and bombing missions, or up to his more modern, twin-engine Cessna 402, the world around him “switches off”, he says
From Cape Town to Thohoyandou, more than 3 000 public health facilites span South Africa. In rural areas, the distance between health facilities can span hundreds of kilometres often covered via poor roads. In places like these, the difference between a
Independent Web browser, the open-source Firefox from Mozilla, is now available for Apple mobile devices, including the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod touch. Previously, the browser was available only on PCs and Macs and, since 2011, on Android-based
Technology group Pinnacle Holdings has announced a management shake-up that will see Pierre Spies elevated to the position of joint CEO from 1 January 2016, alongside Arnold Fourie, with Fourie to step down in the middle of next year to become
The first government-subsidised and locally manufactured set-top boxes for South Africa’s digital terrestrial television (DTT) migration project, have started rolling off a production line at an electronics factory in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. CZ Electronics
Eskom on Thursday submitted an application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to recover R22,8bn which the utility used to avert load shedding. “We spent money on acquiring diesel and electricity… When we overspend on
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi is aiming to target a tech-savvy market in South Africa, says a distributor. The manufacturer, which has seen success in mainland China for its devices, is bringing the Redmi 2 and Mi 4 to South Africa through a distribution
Vodacom has performed far more consistently on the stock market than its two principal listed rivals, MTN and Telkom, generating a positive return for shareholders over not only the past 30 and 90 days, but also over a one-year and five-year period. The worst performer
Early in 2013, Sony introduced its very first Xperia Z device to the world. From that point on, these smartphones have grown into a high-end line of products, combining a characteristic design with Sony’s own display technology. Yet, despite the premium look and feel of the
Department of telecommunications & postal services director-general Rosey Sekese is facing internal disciplinary charges, telecoms minister Siyabonga Cwele said on Wednesday. “Ms Sekese was served with charges and the disciplinary process started on Tuesday, 3 November
