Ever wondered how television and radio transmitters get serviced? Well, often an engineer has to climb the tower to replace a fault piece of equipment. As this video clip demonstrates, it’s not a job for anyone even remotely scared of
Altech has bought software vendor Swist Technology Solutions for R52m. It will pay R30m upfront, with the balance to be paid over three years, depending on whether specific profit targets are achieved. Swisttech management and
As has become customary at this time of the year, it’s time for TechCentral to name its newsmakers of the year. Last year, we published the top 10 SA newsmakers of the year. This year, we’re adding an international
Communications minister Roy Padayachie on Monday expressed concern at media reports regarding a dossier that allege “widespread corruption” at Telkom. “Padayachie is confident that the Telkom board of directors is well capacitated to deal
It has been a year of falling bandwidth prices in SA. Though it took a little time before it happened, the arrival of the Seacom undersea cable jumpstarted a downward spiral in broadband prices. With access to lower international bandwidth
Listed technology companies Altech and Altron, its parent, have warned shareholders that market conditions are not improving as quickly as they had hoped and this could undermine earnings. For its part, Altech, which owns
In between the bloated 3D summer blockbusters and mindless romantic comedies, 2010 offered up a diverse spread of arthouse dramas and exciting popcorn movies. TechCentral’s entertainment critic, Lance Harris
Telkom dominates the latest instalment of TechCentral’s TalkCentral podcast. We look at what’s really going on at the fixed-line operator, what the dossiers mean, and what the group’s prospects are for 2011 and beyond
The Democratic Alliance has called on home affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, to release two investigative reports about its controversial, multibillion-rand IT project, “Who Am I Online”. The project, which was
SA has taken a step into the space age with yesterday’s launch of the SA National Space Agency. Science and technology minister Naledi Pandor says the launch of the agency forms the first phase in a plan to develop