Whistle-blowers' details go public

Hackers cracked into the website of South Africa's police and downloaded information that could leave whistle-blowers vulnerable, the police and a government data agency said Wednesday (22 May). 23 May 2013 07:48

Reunert to curb costs as profits fall

Electronics group Reunert will continue to focus on "rigorous cost control and act with prudence" over the next six months‚ it said on Tuesday (21 May) when its results for the six months to March were released. 22 May 2013 10:56

Competition intensifying for Vodacom

[Thabiso Mochiko] Vodacom aims to deliver low single digit service revenue growth and "mid to high single digit" growth in earnings before interest‚ tax‚ depreciation and amortisation in the next three years‚ the company said on Monday (20 May)‚ when releasing its annual results for the year to March. 21 May 2013 08:04

Online services increase house sales

Property purchasing in South Africa is being driven by a younger generation that relies on the Internet for information, bond originator ooba said on Monday (13 May). 14 May 2013 11:40

Cullinan earnings climb by 25.2%

Tourism and leisure group Cullinan last week reported a 25.2% increase in headline earnings from R21.7m to R27.2m for the six months to March on the back of a 20% increase in sales. 13 May 2013 09:37

Morena welcomes TopTV's porn channel

Amid controversy in some quarters for granting TopTV permission to air three pornography channels, a well-known adult entertainment filmmaker has come out in support of the industry because he believes it will offer new business opportunities. 9 May 2013 09:54

Future of urban furniture, bus shelters in Africa

[Craig Page-Lee] South Africa is definitely not lagging behind in understanding the value of bus shelters or other transport nodes as an advertising medium, but in most instances, the design and construction of these elements is rather rudimentary and unrefined and the use of these elements varies significantly from city to city or region to region. 9 May 2013 06:15

ZA Central Registry launches awareness programme

Launched on Tuesday, 7 May 2013, the .africa Pioneer Programme aims to encourage a premier set of early adopters to lend their support to Africa's new space on the web. 8 May 2013 08:55

SARS gets new powers to enforce payment

[TJ Strydom] The SA Revenue Service (SARS) has been given new powers to gather intelligence on taxpayers and collect revenue, it was reported on Tuesday (7 May). 7 May 2013 12:58

Basics of reseller hosting

[Charles Mburugu] Since every site needs to be hosted on a server, web hosting can be a very lucrative business venture. However, most people who would like to get into web hosting lack the time or money needed to set up and maintain their own server. Reseller hosting is the perfect solution for this problem. 5 May 2013 06:16

IT mobility: enabler or stumbling block?

[Tony de Sousa] Effective mobile solutions are vital and inevitable in today's business environment. With mobile devices now an ever-present and fundamental part of doing business as well as in employees' and the general public's personal lives, security has become a concern and accessibility a necessity. 3 May 2013 06:37

The importance of strong passwords

[Jeremy Matthews] Social networking sites are often the first point of contact between users and companies, and special care should be taken to strengthen the security of social media accounts. 3 May 2013 05:04

ATMs are now 'virtual tellers'

South African banks have been installing more innovative cash-accepting automated teller machines (ATMs), a move that is changing both the role of the teller inside the branch and the way banks are accessed by clients. 2 May 2013 07:55

Ugandans get 4G connections

[Thabiso Mochiko] MTN said last week it had launched its long-term evolution (LTE) or 4G network in Uganda, making it the first mobile operator in that country to do so. 29 Apr 2013 11:03