Roads agency Sanral will heed transport minister Dipuo Peters’ call for the prosecution of non-paying e-toll users to be halted for now. Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said that the company acted according to its shareholder’s directive. “The minister represents the shareholder – the government
First National Bank will no longer support Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the Web browser introduced with Windows 7, from September. The bank told customers on Thursday it cannot be restricted by the limitations IE8 imposes on its online banking system. “It is our policy to support the three latest Internet Explorer
Government’s centralised IT services and technology procurement organisation, the State IT Agency, will in future no longer report into the minister of public service and administration. Rather, it will in future report into the ministry of telecommunications and postal services, headed by Siyabonga Cwele. This is one of a
A Japanese messaging app called Line has filed for an initial public offering valued at nearly US$10bn. For an app almost unknown outside Japan it’s an audacious move. However, messaging is there simply to suck you into Line’s mobile world, where the real profits are made. Unlike its rivals, it is already
The saga of Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment as the permanent chief operating officer of the SABC, after an unacceptably long and controversial tenure acting in the same position, has united South African political parties — including the ANC — in ways no issue has in recent times. A broad range of the public and organisations
Activity trackers are proving popular among fitness enthusiasts and technology-savvy early adopters. These wearable technologies allow users to track their activity routines. The Jawbone UP24 enters a market with stiff competition with devices from companies such as Fitbit, Sony and Samsung
Matric mathematics teachers in KwaZulu-Natal performed dismally when tested with a past matric maths paper, The Star reported on Monday. Research was carried out with 253 teachers in the province to investigate their knowledge of the subject they are teaching. Teachers got an average mark of 57%
The money Eskom is hoping to claw back from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), in an effort to plug its revenue shortfalls, could potentially mean as much as a 9% increase in electricity tariffs if it is approved. But the regulator has warned that any increase would be carefully weighed
“There is no confusion in the ANC.” Those are the words telecommunications and postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele used in parliament this week to deflect criticism that President Jacob Zuma’s post-election decision to
Among the many changes we have experienced during our 20 years as a democracy, one of the most fundamental has been the relatively sudden and widespread release of information. Back in 1994, at the dawn of
