Identity theft is costing South Africa a fortune and the scale of the problem is on the increase, says a research organisation. According to Cleardata, ID theft contributed to the loss of R1bn from local companies in 2014 alone. The Fraud Prevention Association
Carlos Rey-Moreno, senior researcher at the University of the Western Cape, is involved in a fascinating project to extend affordable connectivity – voice and data – to the remote and desperately poor
It has been 20 years since Amazon sold its first book: the titillating-sounding Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies, by Douglas Hofstadter. Since then publishers have often expressed concern over
Communications regulator Icasa is meant to have nine full-time councillors. However, since the end of last month, it has had only three – Nomvuyiso Batyi, Rubben Mohlaloga and Katharina Pillay – raising questions about the ability of the agency to function
Anyone who has recently spent time in Kenya, Zimbabwe or Tanzania will have noticed the pervasive influence of mobile money on everyday life. People use it for a wide range of purposes from buying airtime to paying taxi drivers to making loan repayments
In what could prove be a significant development, MTN has now said it supports the concept of open-access networks for the deployment of fibre-to-the-home infrastructure in South Africa. It said it believes that an open-access business model
The group that is least likely to scupper the possible acquisition of Advtech by its fast growing competitor Curro is the Competition Commission. Combined, the two companies are far smaller in the private schools arena than one might think. In 2013
Nedbank’s new big data security tool will help the bank’s clients avoid being victims of fraud. “Nedbank Market Edge makes use of multi-factor authentication to secure client data on the platform with the use of Nedbank ID and Approve-it, which has a proven technology
Telkom on Friday filed an application at the high court in Pretoria seeking to set aside Icasa’s recent decision to approve the transfer of Neotel’s licences to Vodacom because the communications regulator has failed to adequately take into account various considerations
Mobile operators MTN and Cell C are both giving serious consideration to taking communications regulator Icasa to court over its decision to approve the transfer of Neotel’s licences to rival Vodacom
