Research and analysis firm Frost & Sullivan is hosting its second annual Growth Innovation Leadership Event in Cape Town next month. The event attracts executives from some of SA’s and Africa’s biggest technology , mining, and engineering players. The event will take place on 22 August at the Table Bay
Prospective manufacturers of the set-top boxes that government will subsidise for as many as 5m poorer SA households to receive digital terrestrial television signals have just a month to submit their proposals to the department of communications. Government published the long-awaited request for proposal
Moneysmart, the free personal financial management tool that was launched in beta last year, has been revamped and will be launched commercially in the next few days, promising an improved experience, automatic integration with all but one of SA’s major banks and forthcoming native applications for iOS and Android. The website
Cell C’s new standard data tariff plans, which it launched on Wednesday, stack up well next to the tariffs charged by the other operators for identical packages, a comparison drawn up by TechCentral shows. The mobile operator has cut the price of data bundles to 15c/MB in and out of bundle for both prepaid and contract customers
It’s hard to think that just 15 years ago, Apple was staring bankruptcy in the face. What followed, under the leadership of Steve Jobs, has become one of the most celebrated turnaround stories in modern business. At more than US$550bn, Apple today is the biggest listed company on the planet by market value
The labour department has terminated the legal status of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), according to a report on Wednesday. The union, which was deregistered last Wednesday, was trying frantically to head off labour court action this week, according to Business Report. CWU, with more than
In a move that could send shockwaves through SA’s mobile industry, Cell C has announced it is cutting the price of all standard data packages on its network to 15c/MB both in bundle and out-of-bundle. The new flat rate applies to all prepaid and contract data bundles and packages and is effective 1 August
The national energy regulator confirmed on Wednesday that it aims to heed Eskom’s call to have South Africans pay cost reflective electricity prices by 2018. Nersa’s Thembani Bukula said the regulator would receive Eskom’s medium term tariff application, called MYPD3, by the end of the month, and then hold consultations
Justin Arenstein, 42, is an award-winning journalist, digital media strategist and media rights activist who believes the media’s role may become less one of reportage and more one of analysis as digital media grows and traditional media is forced to adapt or close shop. Key to the shift that Arenstein believes is
East London’s Patricia Dlamini found herself in technology partly due to chance and partly for what she calls a “change of scenery”. Now executive manager of the Eastern Cape IT Initiative (ECiti), Dlamini says the province’s biggest challenges are retaining graduates, getting its people connected and making youngsters
