In the first two weeks of his appointment, some questionable public statements made by Eskom’s new acting CEO Brian Molefe makes one wonder whether he is receiving sound information from his executive team. Minister of public enterprises
“South Africa is fortunate to boast excellence in a large number of cutting-edge science and technology domains. Whether it is in nanotechnology or astronomy, laser technology or high-performance computing, South Africa has made an impact in
Two South African media companies will slug it out in the high court in Johannesburg on Thursday over claims of copyright infringement. In court papers running to hundreds of pages, business website Moneyweb, owned by Caxton, hopes
Johannesburg plans to use turbines to harness electricity from the city’s water reticulation infrastructure, executive mayor Parks Tau announced on…
Mobile network Cell C plans to stop selling Red Bull Mobile products on 31 May 2015. Red Bull Mobile was launched in South Africa in 2011 in partnership with Cell C. The partnership, which leveraged
Services at telecommunications operator MTN’s Gallo Manor data centre in Johannesburg were negatively affected on Tuesday following a cyber attack. MTN says the data centre was hit by a series of distributed denial of service
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