The Gauteng government’s finance department head Stuart Lumka has been fired for wasting R50m on an IT contract, it was announced on Tuesday. “The province has also requested the state attorney to advise regarding whether to institute
Len de Villiers, Telkom’s chief information officer, says he enjoys a challenge. He says, too, that he’s a sucker for punishment. He’s certainly taking on a big challenge – and a punishing one – in
In the cyber-espionage thriller Blackhat (2015), Chris Hemsworth plays a computer hacker who is freed from prison to trace a blackhat hacker – someone who breaches computer security with either malicious intent or for personal gain. As often
In early 2015, the Belfast Telegraph sent reporter Kim Kelly undercover to visit Northern Ireland’s “worst” hotel — according to its online reputation. Kelly reported that although some TripAdvisor
South Africa’s newest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), me&you mobile, has gone live, launching services through its website. The company’s head, Brett Howell, said in an e-mail that it’s had
Vodacom has launched a new product designed to attract new customers and reward existing customers’ loyalty. Aimed at the prepaid market and clearly meant to drive up usage, Vodacom’s Use & Get
Telkom surprised the telecommunications industry last week, announcing sweeping price cuts to its wholesale broadband services that should lead to real reductions in retail fixed-line Internet prices. The cuts – which are said to go well beyond what
In last May’s mid-season finale of Mad Men, advertising agency patriarch Bert Cooper dies unexpectedly after watching the live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The next
Self-driving cars are expected to revolutionise the automobile industry. Rapid advances have led to working prototypes faster than most people expected. The anticipated benefits of this emerging technology include safer, faster and more eco-friendly
Tower operator Eaton Towers has raised US$350m (about R4,4bn) in new equity funding from existing and new shareholders to fund expansion and acquisitions across Africa, it said on Friday. At the same time, the company has signed