An application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three pornographic pay channels was dismissed by the Western Cape high court on Wednesday. Judge Lee Bozalek ruled that he correctly ordered that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
There are many factors that have allowed for the successful scaling of the Internet into a global phenomenon. A consensus-based, voluntary approach to standards, decentralised design and a vast body of openly-licensed software have all contributed. But the element I want to talk about here
Noko vs Izikhothane by Ramscomics was the most popular video on YouTube among South Africans in 2014, the Google-owned online video service disclosed on Wednesday. A news programme from broadcaster eNCA on Oscar Pistorius came in second. The list excludes videos from major music
Telkom and Blue Label Telecoms have settled a dispute in which the two companies were claiming billions of rand from each other following the failure of Multi-Links in Nigeria. In separate statements sent to shareholders before
This episode features regulars Ben Kelly and Brett Haggard with guest Sean Behnken from Telkom Mobile. They gather for a discussion about Telkom’s fibre-to-the-home pricing, the Square Kilometre Array and subsidised Internet in the Karoo, the trailer for Star Wars and the
Tell us who your newsmakers of the year are and you could win one of three vouchers to spend at the Orange online store. In the run-up to Christmas, TechCentral and Orange South Africa are hosting a competition in which three lucky readers walk away with a R2 000 voucher each to the
South Africa is falling beyond many other markets in Africa, including Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria, in information and communications technology, a leading research and consulting firm said on Tuesday. The International Data Corp has warned
Cell C has completed a major radio access network upgrade project that it says will go a long way to addressing instability issues that have affected its customers in Gauteng. At the same time, the upgrade project has paved the way
Power utility Eskom says South Africans can breathe a sigh of relief on Tuesday as no power cuts were expected during the day, but things could change in the evening. “We are not expecting load shedding during the day but we could be constrained in the evening,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger
The country is not experiencing a power supply crisis, Eskom said on Monday. “There is no crisis at Eskom. I think the way Eskom gets reported on creates the perception of a crisis,” CEO Tshediso Matona told reporters in Johannesburg. Matona said the power utility needed financial stability
