It’s time to ditch old-fashioned concepts of energy access and embrace new technologies that can help propel South Africa into an era of universal access to electricity, according to PwC. In its report Electricity beyond the grid: accelerating access to
Nigeria has reportedly suspended discussions with MTN over the record US$3,9bn fine imposed on the mobile operator’s subsidiary there while the country’s parliament investigates the size of the penalty and the way in which it was imposed
Robbie Venter, 56, is likely to step down as Altron’s CEO at the end of February, or soon thereafter, handing the reins to a non-family member for the first time in its storied, 51-year history. First, though, Venter – the son of Altron founder Bill
In the latest episode of TalkCentral, your hosts Regardt van der Bergh and Duncan McLeod talk in-depth about Google’s developer conference in San Francisco, looking at Google Home, Allo, Android N and plenty more. Also this week, they look at the big changes
Three metro police officials have been injured after metered taxi drivers stoned two Uber cars and two metro police vehicles in Sandton on Friday. The attack took place at 12.30pm on Friday on
Fuel price increases at the end of May are set to be driven by both the weak rand and stronger international oil prices, the Automobile Association cautioned on Friday. It was commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central
As one of the many perks of the oh-so-hard life of a technology journalist, I was flown to Las Vegas as a guest of EMC for its annual EMC World event earlier this month. Like all such events, this was a chance for the company to trumpet its
Internet ride-sharing service Uber will switch on a cash payment option in South Africa next week as part of a pilot. Since launching in South Africa in 2013, Uber has only accepted credit
The founder of Technovera, a start-up company that uses technology to allow people with chronic conditions to collect their repeat medication in just a few minutes, has walked off with the R1m grand prize at 2016’s #Hack.Jozi Challenge. The City of Johannesburg
Absa customers will no longer have to ensure that they have an active data bundle to transact via the online application, the bank has announced. The Barclays-owned group said that it had concluded deals with network operators to offer
