Late last year, I was asked to audit some software that had been developed overseas and bought by a large SA company to launch a new consumer website. It all looked pretty straightforward, until I noticed a strange line in the code: every time a new subscriber signed up, the

One of SA’s largest listed IT companies, Gijima, on Monday withdrew a cautionary statement that it was involved in discussions that could have had an effect on its share price. All discussions have been “terminated”. Rumours have circulated in recent weeks that

Samsung’s successor to the well-received Galaxy S is one of the first dual-core phones to make it to market, and it’s certainly set the bar high for the likes of the HTC Sensation, LG Optimus 2X and iPhone 5, all of which are expected later this year. The most striking

MultiChoice, which operates the DStv satellite television service, grew revenues by 19% to R21bn in the past financial year, despite the introduction of competition in SA’s pay-TV market. In the year to 31 March 2011, MultiChoice added almost 1m subscribers

Telkom is cutting the line rental cost of its mid-tier, 1Mbit/s fixed-line broadband product by 11,3% to R289/month on 1 July, from R326/month previously. Broadband line rental for 384kbit/s and 4Mbit/s users remains unchanged, the company says. At the same

Solidarity on Friday declared a wage dispute with telecommunications company Telkom, the trade union’s spokesman said. “Telkom indicated during [Friday’s] round that it will impose a two-year moratorium on retrenchments, provided that trade unions will

Telkom has announced a tariff reduction of 1,7% on basic voice and data services, including an 11,3% decrease in the rental cost of its 1Mbit/s fixed-line broadband service. The new tariffs take effect on 1 August, and must be approved by the Independent Communications

Intel Capital, chip maker Intel’s investment business, on Thursday said it would invest US$5m in JSE-listed technology group Altech in a move it is describing as a way of tapping into the broadband boom taking place in Africa

Social media tools and the Internet will play little role in overthrowing repressive governments in Southern Africa. That’s the view of veteran newspaper editor Mathatha Tsedu, who was speaking to a gathering of African journalists in

Telkom’s mobile operator, 8ta, on Thursday dropped a bombshell on its rivals, unveiling by far the country’s most aggressively priced mobile broadband specials to date. Analysts have welcomed the move, saying they think Telkom is acting rationally