Subsea cable operator Seacom has announced it is now peering with the Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange (DE-CIX) in Frankfurt, Germany, in a move that should mean African Internet users have faster access to servers hosted in the region. “The
Accessible fibre broadband will be rolled out in high-density areas if residents demand it, says a provider. Fibre broadband provider 123Net is rolling out internet access on a demand basis where you can pay R3 600 once-off for an Internet service
Sales of tablet computers recorded their first ever regional year-on-year decline in the first quarter of 2015, according to new research from International Data Corp (IDC). Shipments of tablets to Africa and the Middle East declined by 5,8% to 3,8m
Phones are all around us. When we look up from our own, we see that everyone else is looking down at theirs. Our phones are with us wherever we go, in our pockets, our bags, in our hands. A recent Pew research report outlines the ways that phones have
The UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal has found that South Africa’s Legal Resources Centre’s communications were subjected to unlawful interference by the British government, the
Eskom should not be granted another tariff increase at the expense of consumers who can barely meet their monthly expenses already, Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane said on Monday
The February 2013 bail hearing of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was a defining moment for Twitter in South Africa. The event marked the biggest-ever spike in Twitter traffic in the country as users
Anything seemed possible at E3 this past week as the gaming industry gathered to showcase new games and technologies in Los Angeles. Events that seemed inconceivable just two weeks ago
It’s been nine years since Jack Dorsey sketched out with pen and paper the idea for a group SMS service, an idea that would go on to become Twitter. It’s no exaggeration that the social network has
Opposition parties came out against President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of Mbulaheni Maguvhe as SABC chairman and Leah Khumalo his deputy. The Congress of People (Cope) has the dubbed the two “praise singers”. “Luthuli House will in effect