Imagine accessing supercomputing infrastructure over the Internet? A small South African company, based at Wits University in Johannesburg, is doing just that, providing some of the country’s biggest companies – and universities around the world – with access to infrastructure
The payment of about R10,8m in “incentives” last year to 10 top Eskom officials was challenged by the Democratic Alliance on Tuesday, with the party calling for the executives to pay back the money. The DA also wants public enterprises minister Lynne Brown to explain to
The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday called for the removal of Eskom board chairman Zola Tsotsi as head of an inquiry into the utility’s performance, as announced by public enterprises minister Lynne
Fibre infrastructure provider Dark Fibre Africa reported a 15% year-on-year improvement in revenue to R468m in the six months ended 30 September 2014, shareholder Remgro has revealed
First National Bank has brought cardless cash withdrawals to its smartphone banking application, allowing the company’s clients to withdraw money at an ATM even if they are not carrying their bank card. Cardless cash withdrawals have been available
The final broadcast digital migration policy will be published in the Government Gazette next week, the communications department said on Monday. “The new policy seeks to clarify the use of a control system
MTN South Africa has scotched any hopes employees had of receiving additional performance bonuses for 2014. Some of the operator’s staff picketed outside its Roodepoort head office
The South African government made no requests to Facebook to restrict content on the social networking website in the second half of 2014, while it made just two requests for access to Facebook
A control system in the boxes required for television watchers to switch from analogue to digital would force the poor to pay for access to information, the Right2Know Campaign said on Monday
Power supply is stable, utility Eskom said on Monday. “At this stage, the system is constrained but stable,” its media desk said. “The risk of load shedding is there if anything unexpected happens.” Earlier in March, Eskom said unit six at its newly built
