Tigo subscribers in Tanzania will get free access to basic Internet services, including Facebook and Wikipedia, through Facebook’s Internet.org app. They join Airtel subscribers in Zambia in getting this free access. Internet.org is a Facebook-led initiative to make affordable Internet access
Vodacom has allegedly been providing its subscribers’ numbers to third parties, The Times reported on Thursday. The cellular company reportedly confirmed on Wednesday that some of its 32,5m local and 27m international subscribers’ personal details were supplied to other businesses
Website administrators were scrambling on Thursday to patch their servers after a security hole in the Drupal content management system led to automated attacks, compromising website worldwide. Drupal is an open-source content management framework used by more than 2% of websites globally, ranging
A background screening process commissioned by the Democratic Alliance has provided more proof that SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala does not have a degree, the party said on Thursday. “The DA enlisted the services of Managed Integrity Evaluation to check Ms Tshabalala’s qualifications
In the wake of news this week that the first homes in Parkhurst in Johannesburg have been connected to start-up Vumatel’s speedy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network, Telkom has begun deploying home fibre infrastructure of its own in the leafy suburb. Ryan Hawthorne, technical adviser to the Parkhurst Residents
The Competition Commission has recommended the approval of MTN’s acquisition of a majority stake in Afrihost. It won’t impose any conditions on its support of the deal, it said on Wednesday. TechCentral reported in early June that the
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has tabled a final revised wage demand to the South African Post Office (Sapo), the union said on Wednesday. “We have tabled what we view as our final counter proposal and call on management of
E.tv chief operating officer Bronwyn Keene-Young has quit following the resignation earlier this week of CEO Marcel Golding. Keene-Young, who is married to Golding, reportedly handed in her resignation on Wednesday in a strongly worded letter that slams
Updating contact information with suppliers can be tedious when you move house or change your contact information in some other way. Now, a South African start-up wants to do away with all of that PT and make is quick and simple for anyone to update their contact details with any of
In 2004, Bill Gates pronounced usernames and passwords dead. Gates, a man consistently thinking ahead of the crowd, was right. Most of us — including our employers and the online services we rely on — just haven’t caught up yet. Gates’s statement came at a time when the devastatingly simple consumer-focused
