From Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy S3 to Nokia’s Windows Phone-powered Lumia 920, it’s been a banner year for technology innovation and a real treat for gadget junkies. What, then, were the best tech toys of 2012? I’m fortunate enough in my job to
It’s been nearly two months since Eskom presented its proposed tariff increases to the public as part of its third multi-year price determination (MYPD3) for 2013/14 through to 2017/18. Although there have been some useful inputs from civil society, there has not been any real engagement from
JSE-listed telecommunications specialist TeleMasters Holdings has reported an operating loss of R5,5m in the year ended 30 September 2012 from a profit of R14,4m last year. The decline in operating profit came on the back of a sharp fall in revenue, with sales slumping from R268,1m in 2011
MTN has named Pieter Verkade, currently CEO of MTN Cyprus, as the group’s new chief commercial officer, effective from February 2013. Verkade will replace Christian de Faria, who retires in January after six years with the mobile telecommunications group. In his new role, Verkade
The question everyone’s been asking is whether or not the iPhone 5 offers tangible improvements over the 4 and 4S that make the upgrade worthwhile. Here it is in a nutshell: if you own a 4, and none of Apple’s recent missteps have put you off the brand, then it’s time to upgrade. The iPhone 5 will make you
After considerable debate about this list between TechCentral’s editors, we have settled on our South African Newsmakers of 2012. These are the individuals, in ascending order from five to one, who we believe were the most newsworthy in the technology and telecommunications space this year. Also
From Sam Mendes’ stunning reinvention of James Bond in Skyfall to Wes Anderson’s quirky look at young love in Moonrise Kingdom, 2012 has been a great year at the cinema. Here’s a rundown of some of the best films of the year
Silly season has descended and your hosts Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson present the final episode of the fresh-look TalkCentral podcast for 2012. In this week’s show, we look at the top three news stories of the last seven days and pick our winner and loser of the week – this week it’s MTN and Net1 UEPS Technologies
Telkom’s share price jumped more than 4% in intraday trading after it announced the appointment of five independent nonexecutive directors to fill posts vacant since October. The share closed up by 3,5%, a rare strong move for a company whose share price has tumbled by almost 45% over the past year
Almost five years after then communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri published South Africa’s first policy document on digital terrestrial television migration, the country’s broadcasting regulator will publish its final regulations. Needless to say these regulations have been a long time
