For network operators in Africa, the diversity of legal and regulatory systems poses a challenge. As countries’ technology and telecommunications environments mature at different rates, what is legal, acceptable or available in one country may not be so in another. At the recent Capacity
A major security breach involving the theft of South African bank account holders’ details by one or more criminal syndicates may go down as one of the worst such incidents in the country’s history. Criminals infected point-of-sale terminals in South African fast-food outlets and restaurants with
Apple this week began selling iTunes Store and App Store vouchers in South Africa through Pick n Pay retail outlets, TechCentral has established. They will soon be available through iStore, Hi-Fi Corp, Makro, Dion Wired and Game outlets, too. The iTunes Store and
Naspers has announced a number of changes to its board of directors reflecting the rapid expansion of its subsidiary MIH Holdings, which now accounts for most of the group’s market value, and the relative decline in contribution by its traditional print assets. In a statement
The Democratic Alliance is consulting its legal team on possible action against ANC chief-whip Stone Sizani, MP Dianne Kohler Barnard said on Thursday. Kohler Barnard was on Wednesday cleared of breaching confidentiality related to misconduct
Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler Barnard has been cleared of “breaching confidentiality” related to misconduct hearings against former communications minister Dina Pule. Parliament’s ethics committee confirmed this on Thursday after weighing claims that Kohler Barnard had posted
Radio Pretoria lost a legal battle with broadcasting regulator Icasa in the high court in Pretoria on Thursday. Judge Neil Tuchten dismissed the radio station’s application to be allowed to continue transmitting to its rural relay stations in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West and Mpumalanga on technical grounds
The number of employers inthe small and medium enterprise (SME) sector has risen by 6% year on year, according to the latest Absa SME Index. The index rose to its highest level in four years, though self-employment showed a slight decrease from the first quarter of 2013, Absa
In May 2011, a remarkable thing happened on the Internet in America. It was the month that Netflix, the streaming video service, overtook pirated content as the largest portion of Internet traffic. Until this moment, digital content was being shared mainly via BitTorrent, but it was all pirated from
Establishing special courts where e-toll non-payers can be prosecuted will create an added burden for motorists, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Thursday. “These structures will create an additional fiscal burden, which road users will have to pay for
