Silicon Valley has led the world in innovation and entrepreneurship because of its culture of information sharing and mentoring. No other region in the world is like it. But things are changing. In my travels to countries like India, China, and Chile, I’ve witnessed a noticeable evolution in entrepreneurial culture over the past five years.
However, trade experts question whether it can live up to this position as investors begin to increasingly look towards other African markets. In 2003, SA became part of the Ibsa grouping (India, Brazil and South Africa), and seven years later it joined the bloc of countries now known as Brics(Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA)
Absa on Thursday denied claims that it was firing 3000 staff members. “Absa confirms that there is no mass retrenchment being undertaken within the company,” spokesman Ajith Bridgraj said in a statement. “Absa has and will continue to evolve its systems and processes, which sometimes lead to very limited job losses
For someone who’s lived through one technology bubble, it’s hard not to see signs of another one every time the market starts edging upward. Besides, no one wants to be the rube who’s the last one to realise the party’s over and the cool kids have already left. That’s why so many people are quick to jump to the conclusion that we’re in a
For the first time, the operator is also talking about delivering fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services, though Bashier Sallie, the company’s MD of wholesale and networks, says it’s important that a “pragmatic” approach is taken to delivering FTTH given challenges such as how spread out SA’s population is compared to some other countries that
He says government needs to move faster on issuing access to new radio frequency spectrum and ensure it goes to those best suited to use it. He says Cell C’s size makes it more agile than its competitors in a market that is going to become marked by low margins from, and high quantities of, data consumption. Knott-Craig is set
Fixed-line operator Telkom plans to launch a fibre-to-the-home trial network in two separate parts of the country soon, Bashier Sallie, MD of wholesale and networks, tells TechCentral. The company hasn’t yet decided where the trials will take place or when exactly they’ll go live.
The Independent Communications Authority of SA has been lauded by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) for its new regulatory framework governing the licence fees for radio frequency spectrum, which comes into force on 1 April. Ispa regulatory affairs director
Remember five or six years ago when everyone thought they could start their own social network? Then Facebook arrived and effectively crushed everyone else in the market. There was no point anymore — it owned the market. But while the bean
Alan Knott-Craig, who takes the helm at mobile operator Cell C next Monday, hinted strongly on Wednesday that the operator will begin offering Apple’s iPhone to its subscribers within the next few months. Until now, the iPhone has only been available through MTN and Vodacom
