In the past couple of years, start-ups — especially in the technology sector – have at long last been given a bit more time in the spotlight. This has mostly coincided with endeavours like Silicon Cape and the passion of a handful of individuals — entrepreneurs, investors and geeks – to create more of an

In its biggest sale of infrastructure to date, South African-headquartered mobile operator MTN has agreed to sell the nearly 10 000 base stations it owns in Nigeria to tower management company IHS Holding. The sale of 9 151 of MTN’s network towers in Nigeria will reduce its

Solidarity has called on cellphone operator MTN to ask the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to facilitate its retrenchment process, the union said on Wednesday. The call was made between the two parties on Monday, communications industry spokesman Marius

The South African Post Office blew R2,1bn in irregular expenditure in the past financial year, The Star reported on Thursday. The financial losses were as a result of the irregular awarding of tenders, according to a draft audit report for the financial year ending 31 May 2014, by auditing firms

With the high number of accidents affecting cyclists in South Africa, a new invention by a Stellenbosch-based technology company called iKubu, which alerts bike riders of what’s happening around them, is likely to be a welcome

Internet Solutions has revealed plans to roll out fibre to 50 business parks in Gauteng, with Cape Town and Durban to follow by the middle of next year. The company has also taken the wraps off its pricing. “Historically, one of the issues with fibre installations

SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng earned R2,9m in 2013, communications minister Faith Muthambi said on Wednesday. In written reply to a parliamentary question by the Democratic Alliance, she said that in 2012 Motsoeneng had earned R2,5m, and in 2011 R1,6m. SABC acting CEO

The builders of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope in the Northern Cape hope to co-exist with shale gas prospectors, but if needs be will invoke new astronomy laws to protect their interests, MPs heard on Wednesday. “We’re looking for a co-existence with fracking

A senior staff member at the Universal Service and Access Agency of SA (Usaasa) has been suspended for alleged corruption and maladministration, the state-owned entity said on Wednesday. “The allegations border on financial misconduct which is a very

SABC board chair Zandile Tshabalala has turned on her own colleagues, warning them they will be investigated for the “nondisclosure of potential conflicts of interest” and for leaking “confidential information of the corporation”. She is appointing a panel of investigators to establish