The Advertising Industry Tribunal has upheld a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority, in the process handing a victory to MTN, which had complained that a radio ad campaign by Cell C belittled its popular “MTN Zone” prepaid calling plan and its “Mahala Thursdays” promotion. In the Cell C
Power utility Eskom’s ability to keep the country’s lights on this winter remains a major worry, the Democratic Alliance warned on Tuesday. “At the front and centre of most South Africans’ minds right now is the worry about our very precarious electricity supply,” MP Natasha Michael told MPs in the national
Universal access to the Internet in South Africa is no longer being held back by high prices or a lack of education, but by government and regulatory inefficiency. Smartphones and mobile computing devices are getting cheaper and broadband far more affordable. But the spectrum needed to deliver high-speed bandwidth is still clogged
When journalist Gus Silber fell victim to a home invasion last weekend, his iMac, iPad mini and iPhone were stolen. Using an application called Find My iPhone and a neighbour’s tablet computer, he was able to watch his assailants make their getaway in his stolen car and follow their progress into Alexandra
Telkom has tapped a member of Trevor Manuel’s National Planning Commission as its new head of strategy. Miriam Altman will join the troubled telecommunications operator on 1 June. Altman, who will report directly to newly appointed Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko, will support
Usage-based insurance telematics, where insurance companies are able to determine everything from a customer’s driving habits to who really was responsible for an accident, will be the next big growth engine for the stolen vehicle tracking and recovery industry. That’s the view of Altech
The department of communications on Monday went on the offensive against the Sunday Times, accusing the newspaper of “peddling slander and salacious rumours” in a “desperate attempt to convict” the minister “in the court of public opinion”. The department’s newly appointed spin doctor, Wisani Ngobeni
Vendor-neutral data centre operator Teraco Data Environments has secured a R200m medium-term funding facility from Absa’s corporate and investment banking division. Teraco CEO Lex van Wyk says the funding will allow Teraco to meet the demand created by growth of the Internet and cloud computing
South Africans will soon be hailing taxis from the comfort of their smartphones thanks to a new Cape Town-based start-up called Zapacab. Soon they could be paying for them and vetting them, too. Founded by 25-year-old Rupert Sully and 29-year-old
Ten years ago, Stephen Hawking made a bet with the man in the office next door at Cambridge University: South Africa’s Neil Turok, the son of ANC MP Ben Turok. The iconic scientist balked at Turok’s proposal for a money wager, so they agreed on another kind of stake: bragging rights over which of them had discovered
