In a judgment handed down on Thursday, the constitutional court set aside an interim order that put on hold a plan to toll highways in Gauteng. “The interim order granted by the high court on 28 April 2012 is set aside,” said deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke. This was because the high court
A Woodstock, Cape Town-based mobile phone-based instant-messaging and chat-room service called 2go is fast becoming one of the most talked-about Internet companies in Africa, with as many as 1m people connected at a time. 2go, which was
JSE-listed technology group Altech has again been hit by poor performance at its East and West Africa operations, and has warned that as a result of impairments in these businesses it expects headline and adjusted headline earnings per share for the six months ended 31 August 2012 to be between 18% and 25% lower than a year
Wireless hardware manufacturer Option’s XYFI range of products and accessories, made in Belgium, is aimed at the digital nomad who wants connectivity wherever they are. Billed as the “smallest personal hotspot”, the XYFI unit and accessories aren’t cheap, but they perform well and look great. With mobile data
It’s all come down to this. Fifteen years after Telkom was partially privatised and nine years after it was listed on the JSE, communications minister Dina Pule was scheduled to present three options for the future of the company to President Jacob Zuma and members of his cabinet on Wednesday
Reunert subsidiaries Nashua ECN and Nashua Communications are to be merged on 1 October to create a new business with more than R1bn in annual revenues and 600 employees. The combined entity will trade under the name of Nashua Communications and will be headed by the current
Gauteng motorists will hear on Thursday whether e-tolling will go ahead, when the constitutional court is expected to decide whether to overturn an interim interdict preventing e-tolling. The high court in Pretoria granted
From streaming services to direct download sites, SA has seen a range of new music offerings arrive in recent months. Now there are two more on the horizon, each with completely different models, but each wanting to give SA artists the dues, and revenue
Daily Dish founders Diane de Villiers, 54, and Jo-Pierre Lerm, 33, are no strangers to digital start-ups. The pair were behind online lead generation service JustPlay and both worked at SA’s first online bank, 20twenty. Their latest venture involves
Tech4Africa turns three this year. Once again, TechCentral is media partner to SA’s premier mobile, Web and emerging technology event. This year’s event will be held on Wednesday, 31 October and Thursday, 1 November at The Indaba Hotel in Fourways, Johannesburg under the theme, “Unlocking the
