South Africa needs electronic court filing systems to prevent further disappearance of dockets and crucial information, chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said on Friday. “South Africa is in an unfortunate situation where dockets disappear even in the custody of prosecutors,” Mogoeng told
Turns out there’s good money to be made cutting through the complex packages and tariff plans of South Africa’s mobile operators. Start-up Phonefinder, which TechCentral profiled when it launched a year ago, now has as many as 5 000 different plans available on its website, and thousands of people
The right to privacy has been making big news globally. In the wake of US whistleblower Edward Snowden’s revelations, more people have been clamouring for stronger privacy protections. So why has there been so little debate about the state of this right in South Africa? Is it because there is nothing to
Online money transfer service PayPal has launched a partnership with USaddress.com to make it easier for sub-Saharan countries to buy from American e-commerce stores. USaddress allows international customers to shop at any US online retailers and have the goods delivered to them, even
The ministry of communications, led by Faith Muthambi, will have responsibility for running South Africa’s digital terrestrial television migration project, a well-placed source has told TechCentral. A presidential proclamation further clarifying the respective roles of the departments of communications
The SABC on Thursday announced “strategic appointments in line with its commitment to gender equity”. Jimi Mathews has been appointed as group executive in the news and current affairs division, spokesman Kaizer Kganyago
High ash emissions from the Lethabo power station in the Vaal Triangle due to conveyer belt failure was not caused by a lack of maintenance, Eskom said on Thursday. “It is an operational matter rather than a lack of maintenance,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. “The power station is an old
The department of trade and industry’s (DTI’s) draft policy on intellectual property (IP), released in September last year, did not include input from experts in IP law. This, according to legal experts, has led to uncertainty in meaning, intention and compliance with the agreement on the international
Power cuts are expected over the weekend as electricity supply remained constrained, Eskom said on Thursday. “While the demand for electricity is expected to be met today and tomorrow, there is a very high risk of load shedding over the weekend
Acer, a brand better known for its PCs than itx mobile computing products, has been flogging tablets since 2011. The latest version in its Iconia Tab range is this 8-inch midrange device that costs less than three grand. The Acer Iconia Tab 8 is a good-looking tablet, although it looks remarkably similar to many
