One of South Africa’s iconic rugby grounds, Johannesburg’s Ellis Park, has been given the Wi-Fi treatment. The Golden Lions Rugby Union says Ellis Park has become the “first public Wi-Fi-enabled stadium in South Africa” in time for this weekend’s test match between the Springboks
Canada is actively pursuing South African entrepreneurs through a new start-up visa programme its government has introduced to assist “qualified entrepreneurs” interested in relocating. The cities of Toronto and Waterloo – the home of embattled mobile device manufacturer BlackBerry
By early next year, South Africans will be able to buy locally designed, developed and manufactured smartphones and tablet computers built through an initiative between two independent, black-led companies, Seemahale Telecoms and CZ Electronics. Seemahale makes networking
The stage is set for an epic showdown between South Africa’s telecommunications operators. This Friday, telecoms regulator Icasa will publish draft call termination regulations outlining its position on further cuts to termination rates and the introduction of asymmetry for smaller players
Telkom’s chief financial officer, Jacques Schindehütte, has bought R6m worth the telecommunications shares on the open market. The move comes on top of a R1m purchase of Telkom shares in July. The latest move by Schindehütte will come as reassuring news to Telkom
Wireless Business Solutions subsidiary, telecommunications provider Broadlink, has unveiled plans to build a satellite hub at the Teraco data centre in Isando, east of Johannesburg. The hub will be launched in 2014. The satellite hub will be located at the Teraco
Sales of 3D printers, devices that allow users to create three-dimensional objects from scratch by adding successive layers of materials, are expected to surge in the next two or three years, new research from analyst firm Gartner claims. Worldwide shipments of 3D printers
E.tv CEO Marcel Golding has warned that South Africa’s free-to-air television industry is in “crisis” and has said that “without urgent regulatory attention and intervention” there will be a “rapid if not irreversible decline in the quantity and quality” of programming and choice in the years
Despite its precarious financial situation, South Africa’s fourth mobile operator, Telkom Mobile is in a “prime position” in wireless broadband compared to rivals Vodacom, MTN and Cell C thanks to a huge chunk of radio frequency spectrum it has access to that allows it to build a fast and reliable
iBurst has launched an uncapped satellite Internet service intended for small businesses and home users, particularly those in remote parts of the country, pitching it against companies like Vox Telecom, with its YahClick product. Download speeds range from
