Five months after President Jacob Zuma announced he would split the department of communications in two — creating a new communications department and a telecoms and postal services department — there’s still no resolution
Vodacom, keen to get more South Africans onto its mobile broadband network, has launched a 7-inch 3G tablet that costs less than R1 000. The launch of the Smart Tab 3G comes just two months after the mobile operator launched the successful Smart Kicka, an entry-level smartphone that
SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala received a tongue-lashing from MPs on Tuesday for trying to “delay” an inquiry into whether she lied about her qualifications. Tensions rose when Tshabalala’s advocate, Norman Arendse, asked parliament’s
The local newspaper market showed growth of more than 6% last year, buoyed by big stories like Nelson Mandela’s death and Oscar Pistorius’s murder trial. This is according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ “Entertainment and
The parliamentary inquiry into whether SABC chair Zandile Tshabalala misrepresented her qualifications has been postponed to Thursday to allow her legal team to properly prepare for the matter. It is unlikely, though
Motorists should continue paying their e-toll bills while the system is being reviewed, the ANC in Gauteng said on Tuesday. “There’s a law approved by government so they should continue to pay as we try to find a solution
An unnamed company has made a firm offer to acquire Wireless Business Solutions (WBS), the parent company of iBurst and Broadlink. WBS nonexecutive director David Hilewitz on Monday confirmed that an offer has been tabled, but declined to name the acquiring party, saying
Apple’s new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, will go on sale in South Africa on 24 October, the company said on Monday. The Californian technology giant announced that the two new phones would be launched in 36 additional countries in the coming weeks. They include nations in Europe, Asia, the Middle
The South African game development community is still in its infancy, but there is plenty to be excited about as locally developed games gain traction in international markets. This past weekend saw another chapter in one of South Africa’s largest gaming and entertainment expos, Rage
There used to be a time when expensive closed-circuit television (CCTV) infrastructure was needed to set up a home surveillance system. In recent years however, the IP camera has taken much of CCTV’s market share. Now anyone with