Blue Label Telecoms is no longer in discussions with an unnamed party that had expressed an interest in buying it. “Shareholders are referred to the company’s cautionary announcement first made on 1 October 2014. Blue Label considers that insufficient progress has been made in relation
Vodacom is launching a campaign to create awareness around the dangers of texting while driving. The W8_2send (“wait to send”) campaign is centred on a game that can be played on a desktop PC or mobile device. The game challenges players to manoeuvre an animated car
As South Africans prepare for the summer holiday with lazy days of parties and fine food, Eskom says there will not be any disturbances caused by power cuts. “As it stands and things don’t change, the risk of load shedding is very low for today and the whole of December,” the Eskom media desk
Cabinet has devised a five-point plan to deal with the electricity crisis and set up a “war room” to implement it, minister in the presidency Jeff Radebe announced on Thursday. All attempts were being made to ensure the tight energy situation was
The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed merger between Dimension Data’s Internet Solutions (IS) and…
Here they are, TechCentral’s South African Newsmakers of 2014. These are the individuals, in ascending order from five to one, who we believe were the most newsworthy in the technology and telecommunications space this year, for good reasons and bad. Also, check out our International Newsmakers
The Democratic Alliance has filed an application under the Promotion of Access to Information Act seeking access to the minutes of every meeting held by the council of communications regulator Icasa since May this
No power cuts have been planned for Thursday, power utility Eskom said in a statement. “So far, there is no plan to load shed,” the media desk said. Eskom, however, warned that things could change during the course of the day. “As much as there is no plan for load shedding, any disturbances that may
Embattled SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala has been excluded from the new Transnet board, it emerged on Thursday. “Cabinet approved the following appointments subject to the verification of qualifications and the relevant experience,” a giggling minister
As is customary at this time of the year, TechCentral is pleased to present its lists of who it considers are the biggest technology newsmakers over the past 12 months, both internationally and in South Africa. We kick it off, as always
