Alan Knott-Craig’s Project Isizwe free Wi-Fi project with the City of Tshwane could “set the pattern for social impact bonds” in South Africa, where the private sector guarantees delivery of services, the
Computers that can fit in the palm of your hand, like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino are very popular and already widely available. The same can be said for complete systems the size of a large
The SABC, which is facing a reported R501m loss this financial year, is looking to sweat its assets and has put out a tender for a new gym at its Auckland Park headquarters. The public broadcaster
Stellenbosch’s free Wi-Fi project continues to be delayed as projects elsewhere in South Africa are rolled out. Free Wi-Fi was proposed for Stellenbosch as early as 2013 and, despite investigations into the viability of the programme, roll-out has been delayed
It’s been a year since President Jacob Zuma shocked South Africa’s communications technology industry by announced he was splitting the department of communications in two, creating a new department of communications and, reversing the trend of
Religion-fuelled conspiracy theories continue to pervade our culture. Today, some claim energy drinks are Satanic plots. Others argue that shape-shifting reptiles secretly rule the world. And
There is widespread acknowledgement that Africa has a long road to travel before it can use the power of technology to improve the lives of people. Broadband coverage outside urban and peri-urban areas is still woefully inadequate
It would be a major strategic error to privatise Eskom in any way, the South African Community Party said on Sunday. In a statement, after the conclusion of the party’s three-day central committee
Naspers chairman Koos Bekker said months before Yunus Carrim was fired as communications minister that he would not be reappointed to the job. This startling allegation is contained in a report by the Mail & Guardian on Friday, in which
South Africans could be saved from load shedding this winter, if acting Eskom CEO Brian Molefe gets his way. Speaking at the launch of the Transnet Development Hub on Friday, Molefe said planned maintenance was mostly completed and so the utility