This past week I did what was previously unthinkable – I bought an iPhone. It was no small journey to get to this point, but the past several months in particular have forced my hand. Android, once the operating system I adored, has turned into that colleague you are not sure you can trust anymore

Vodacom’s proposed R7bn acquisition of Neotel is facing yet more headwinds, even before the case gets heard by the Competition Tribunal in late November. TechCentral has learnt that

Facebook and the Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat have reached a deal to offer Internet access to underserviced areas in Africa – including South Africa – using the entire broadband payload of a

Africa could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency. The report, entitled Africa 2030, finds that a combination of modern renewable technology could

Solar energy received a boost on Monday when energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson announced a new power procurement project in the Northern Cape to deliver 1,5GW of solar energy. The

Local government officials in Johannesburg want high-speed broadband available in more parts of the city, and not just wealthier areas. South Africa’s biggest city is experiencing a

Eskom does not expect the National Union of Mineworkers’ strike in the coal sector to have an immediate effect on its coal supplies, but prolonged industrial action will deplete the power

Luxury goods group Richemont said on Monday that it has concluded the merger of its high-fashion online retail business Net-A-Porter with Yoox, a global Internet retailer for fashion brands, and will receive 65,6m shares in the enlarged Yoox Net-A-Porter Group. Yoox owns popular

Income from Internet services rose by 8,6% between 2010 and 2013, with data bringing in the most money, Statistics South Africa said on Monday. Of the R35,1bn which was raked in for Internet services in 2013, the last year surveyed by Stats South Africa, wireless data revenue came to R19,7bn and fixed data R11bn

Internet service provider MWeb has suffered a glitch that has impacted its e-mail services on Monday. In a Facebook post at 9.21am, the company said its members are “experiencing e-mail difficulties” and that the company’s “engineers are currently investigating”. The company advised its