The wastage and theft of water is a national problem that costs South African municipalities billions of rand every year. Now a local invention from a company called MyWater, which allows municipalities to better monitor water consumption in poorer communities, is
The women’s ministry welcomed on Thursday the investigation of the gift of a wife to SABC acting chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. “As the department responsible for the championing of the rights of women, we cannot sit back and allow women to be treated like secondary
Regard-van-der-Berg-180Wi-Fi hotspots are popping up everywhere, and access is no longer uncommon in public spaces. Even minibus taxis will soon become Wi-Fi hotspots, with nearly 90% of taxi body Santaco’s fleet earmarked for Wi-Fi deployment over the next three years
The national power grid would remain tight on Thursday, Eskom said. “Tonight we are expecting the same as last night … a tight balance, a very low reserve margin,” spokesman Andrew Etzinger said. “The balance between supply and demand will be challenged
A cyber criminal syndicate has used key-logging software to steal millions of rand from the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s (RTMC’s) bank account, Times Live reported on Thursday. The syndicate, reportedly made up of a husband and wife pair and at least three other people, allegedly splurged
Deputy communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams earned herself a tongue-lashing after using a swear word during her speech in the state-of-the-nation debate on Thursday. Attacking Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane, Ndabeni-Abrahams said: “As a person who had aspirations
Telkom wants to cut its ratio of staff expenses to revenue to 25% in the next five years, its acting chief financial officer Deon Fredericks has revealed. In the 2014 financial year ended 31 March, the ratio was 28,6%, down from 29,8% in 2013, a decline of 3,7%. The telecommunications operator
Telecommunications provider BitCo has reached an agreement with Chatz Connect to sell its home broadband product, which competes with Telkom’s fixed-line ADSL offerings, through Chatz’s network of retail stores. Chatz Connect, the largest of Vodacom’s independent dealers, is a big player in South Africa’s
Hisense is a brand better known for its low-priced appliances and consumer electronics such as fridges and LCD TVs. More recently, though, the company has entered the crowded smartphone space. At this year’s Mobile World Congress in Spain, Hisense took the wraps off its latest high-end device, the
Microsoft on Wednesday launched a television white-spaces spectrum pilot in Limpopo, using unused portions of radio frequency spectrum reserved for broadcasting to deliver Internet access. It hopes the project will encourage further deployments throughout Africa. The pilot follows the launch of similar
