On 21 May, South Africans will get to hear telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele deliver his second budget vote speech. It will be a report card for a minister who has been in the role for precisely a year. He is unlikely to
Investec has become the second bank in South Africa to integrate Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint recognition technology into its smartphone banking app. Investec’s Touch ID solution is available for users of the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6
The government wants to step up its fight against cybercrime as it plans to finalise a cybersecurity policy this year. At a media briefing on the state security ministry’s 2015/2016 budget vote on Tuesday, minister David Mahlobo released a
Johannesburg City Power has implemented a long-term strategy to keep the lights on when Eskom implements load shedding. Media officer for City Power Hloni Motloung said the power supplier has come up with a mitigation strategy to minimise the
The ultra-thin new MacBook, which stole the show at the launch of Apple’s smartwatch in March, will go on sale in South Africa this Friday starting at R18 999, the company’s South African distributor, Core Group, has announced. The new, ultra-thin
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Former Seacom chief commercial officer Willem Marais has joined fast-growing pan-Africa telecommunications company Liquid Telecom as group managing executive and CEO of its South African operation. Marais will be responsible
The South African Post Office plans to shed more than 5 000 jobs. This is according to their turnaround strategic plan which was presented to the portfolio committee on telecommunications & postal services on
While wind and solar power have made great strides in recent years, with renewables now accounting for 22% of electric energy generated, the issue that has held them back has been their transience. The sun doesn’t shine at night and the wind
Positioning Post Office outlets in expensive shopping malls has been a big mistake, says the administrator tasked with turning around the struggling state-owned entity. Post Office administrator Simo Lushaba told MPs on parliament’s