Almost two-thirds (64,8%) of South African households have no access to the Internet. Of the 35,2% that do have Internet access, 46,3% get online using a mobile phone. Only 8,6% of South African households have access to the Internet at home. Statistics SA released the information as part

More South African households own televisions than they do refrigerators, according to 2011 census, released on Tuesday. Of the 14,5m homes around the country, almost 10,7m have a TV, while 9,9m have a fridge. According to the document, more than 12,8m households have

Absa has lost another of its top executives. Its managing executive for digital channels, Christo Vrey, has resigned and his deputy, Adrian Vermooten, will fill the vacant position. Vrey left Absa at the end of September. Vrey, who has been with Absa

SA’s largest retail bank, Absa, will release its banking application to its staff next month and to consumers in the first quarter of next year, a spokesman for the company says. The app will be available first to users of Apple iOS and Google Android phones, with other platforms to follow later

African cellular tower specialist Eaton Towers has secured US$60m in debt financing from Standard Bank’s Stanbic Uganda unit and the International Finance Corp (IFC) to build and develop new and existing telecommunications towers in Uganda. The financing includes a

In the wake of criticism of government’s behaviour at Telkom’s recent annual general meeting, communications minister Dina Pule has moved to defend her move not to support the election or reelection of four nonexecutive directors. In a

A new Johannesburg-based digital content management company, Grenade, wants to help publishers manage their content and take it to the mobile Web without them breaking the bank in the process. Founded by Colin Daniels, 30, and Robin Pietersen, 29, in February, Grenade offers two content

Microsoft’s full Xbox Music service will be launched in SA within the next eight weeks, according to the company’s SA MD, Mteto Nyati. The software giant had been expected to launch Xbox Music – which offers consumers both streaming music and music downloads – in SA on Friday to

Fast-growing JSE-listed technology company Adapt IT has acquired SAP specialist Swicon360 for R10,4m in cash plus shares worth R1,3m. Swicon360, which was established 12 years ago, provides business process outsourcing services for the SAP ERP Human Capital Management

Tim Burton has always been a bit of a hit-and-miss director, but he has missed the mark far more often than he has hit it in recent years. Thankfully, Frankenweenie has Burton more or less on target again with its mixture of retro-Gothic style and childlike fancy. Frankenweenie, Burton’s second