A spokesman for Netflix has reportedly confirmed that the online video-on-demand service will be launched in South Africa before the end of next year. This follows news on Wednesday that

If there is no technical breakdown this week, Eskom will meet electricity demand, the parastatal said on Thursday. “The power system will remain constrained until new generating capacity comes on stream, a process which is expected to take about two to three years,” Eskom said

Two of the world’s hottest technology start-ups, restaurant search and discovery service Zomato and transportation app developer Uber, have announced a global partnership — and the fruits of it will be seen in South Africa first. The fruits of

Altron, the technology and engineering group that owns Altech, Bytes and Powertech, warned on Thursday that its headline earnings for the year to end-February 2015 were likely to slump by at least 40% due to “difficult trading conditions”. Basic earnings per

We have spent years promoting the need for change in our approach to Internet infrastructure, forcing politicians to recognise it as a serious issue. So it’s great to see US President Barack Obama tackling the issue in his state of the union address. You may agree or disagree

A new Sim card for mobile phones is promising its users unlimited access to WhatsApp in 150 countries and across 400 network operators. News of the WhatsApp Sim, called the WhatSim, comes as the instant messaging giant, which is owned

It’s what millions of WhatsApp users have wanted for ages and it’s finally happening. The instant messaging giant, which is owned by Facebook, revealed on Wednesday that it will allow people to send

The chances of Netflix being launched in South Africa soon have just got a lot better. The company’s CEO, Reed Hastings, says in a letter to shareholders, issued on Tuesday, that the online video pioneer

MTN South Africa began “consultations” with employees on Wednesday “in keeping with relevant employment legislation” as it prepares to implement a big shake-up in its MTN Business unit, which provides services to corporate clients and small and

Former Samsung South Africa mobile communications head Craige Fleischer has been named as chief sales and marketing officer at Neotel. He joined the telecommunications operator last week. Fleischer, who took