Keith Matthews, MD of BT in South Africa and GM of the UK-headquartered firm’s sub-Saharan Africa region, is stepping down at the end of the month. He will be replaced by a senior technology industry figure on 1 May, but the company is not naming his
Fast-growing African tower management company IHS has secured a further US$130m in the second tranche of its latest fund-raising exercise, it said on Thursday. The capital raised is in addition to the $490m of new debt ($70m) and equity ($420m) announced last month and is with existing investors, IHS said. “IHS will use
SABC boss Hlaudi Motsoeneng gave the broadcaster’s acting news head Jimi Matthews a dressing down in front of staff this week at a meeting about leaks from within the corporation. Motsoeneng, who is the SABC’s acting chief operating officer, called a meeting on Tuesday with news staff and warned them they would face consequences
Three hundred recordings later, the ZA Tech Show is still around. Joining Brett Haggard in this historic episode are Duncan McLeod, Jon Tullett and Ben Kelly. They share news and opinions, and have a few laughs – just like the old days. The topic list includes the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5, Nashua Mobile’s decision to close its
One episode before the big 300, Brett Haggard, Adam Oxford and Charlie Fripp gather for a discussion on the week’s hot tech happenings. Topics include the death of Windows XP, the Windows 8.1 update, the new Lenovo X1 Carbon, the Heartbleed flaw in OpenSSL, the right stance on movie piracy, Graphene
Altron is keeping mum about the future of subsidiary Altech Autopage Cellular in the wake of news this week that the cellular service provider’s most direct rival, Reunert’s Nashua Mobile, has decided to sell off its customer base and close up shop. All Altron will say when contacted by TechCentral is that the JSE-listed group
A R1,3bn, seven-year, government-led project to extend broadband in Cape Town is making good headway, the city said on Wednesday. The city has concluded the first agreements with private-sector service providers, who have taken up spare capacity on high-speed fibre-optic network, a move it said will help drive economic
A curved display. In theory, it does sound like a clever idea because it fits better against your head when you are on a call. In reality, LG’s new G Flex is more gimmicky than practical. The 4G/LTE-powered G Flex is, of course, characterised by its huge 6-inch curved OLED display, although it has a relatively low-resolution
Google has launched an online South African Elections Hub as the country gears up to go to the polls in three weeks’ time. The Internet giant describes the hub as an online portal where voters, journalists and campaigners can easily track all the latest news, trends and information related to the 2014 general election, the fifth
A hearing by communications regulator Icasa’s complaints and compliance committee on the Democratic Alliance’s advertisement complaint case against the SABC was postponed on Wednesday night. Committee chairman Wandile Tutani said the matter would be
