South Africa has a dire shortage of skills, especially software developers. Now a new, not-for-profit initiative, led by entrepreneurs, is hoping to make a meaningful impact on developing the
Shareholders in MultiChoice’s broad-based black economic empowerment scheme Phuthuma Nathi are set for a windfall. They will receive R1,2bn in ordinary dividends in 2015, an increase from
Google has given its logo the largest overhaul in 16 years. Instead of being written with a serif typeface, the new logo is written with a custom-designed geometric sans serif typeface. The colours
Efficient intelligence-gathering coupled with careful observation has led to a highly skilled remote-jamming syndicate being taken down by police this week. Police teams comprised of officers from Organised Crime
Internet ride-sharing service Uber is exploring expansion out of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban into smaller South African cities. This is according to Uber head of sub-Saharan Africa Alon Lits
Electricity generated by South Africa dropped by 3,3% in July compared to the same period last year, Statistics South Africa said on Thursday. The total volume of electricity distributed in South Africa for the month of July has decreased progressively from 21 119GWh in 2013
Following Telkom’s decision to introduce a wholesale 1Mbit/s ADSL Internet product at less than R50/month, Internet service provider MWeb has debuted an uncapped ADSL solution that costs R79/month. The MWeb product, which excludes ADSL subscription fees and mandatory
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Internet ride-sharing service Uber wants government to formally introduce a category that would cater to transporters who use technology. On Tuesday, Uber headed to parliament to present
The Vívoactive is Garmin’s foray into the exploding smartwatch market, which Smartwatch Group predicts will be worth US$8,9bn in 2015. Although modern stereotypes suggest one can’t be both smart and sporty, Garmin seems to have broken the smartwatch mould, at least as far