ICASA review in the pipeline

[Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. 17 May 2013 10:08

MTN offers brand value for shareholders

MTN was ranked 79th in the annual Millward-Brown Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands survey released on Tuesday (21 May)‚ with its brand valued at US$11.4bn 22 May 2013 07:43

Mobile malware: What is it, why should you care? (part 2)

[Justin Lee] In this article, the second in a series of four articles where we explore how the use of mobile devices by employees in businesses represents the convergence of personal and corporate needs, we will examine the behavioural patterns of mobile users, in order to truly understand the mobile risks associated. 22 May 2013 16:04

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

Solidarity, Telkom head for CCMA

Trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday (14 May) that it had referred a dispute to the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) after wage negotiations between trade unions and telecommunications company‚ Telkom‚ reached a stalemate. Trade unions rejected Telkom's final offer of a 1.5% increase. 15 May 2013 08:29

Changes to SA's immigration policy

[Wyndham Hartley] Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has promised sweeping changes to South Africa's immigration regime to make it easier for foreign businesses and investors to come to the country and to improve competitiveness in the global skills market. 13 May 2013 11:26

Multichoice lends TopTV R500m

[Thabiso Mochiko] MultiChoice this week emerged as the surprise financial backer in the race to buy ailing pay-television service TopTV‚ in a last-minute move that could potentially stymie Chinese consortium StarTimes and keep the rival channel in local hands. 2 May 2013 10:19

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

Licensing snafu highlights importance of legality

With ICASA's recent action against Broadlink and iBurst, the issue of illegal spectrum usage and licensing has once again come into the spotlight. 16 May 2013 10:33

City of Joburg's broadband network to go live on 1 July

The City of Joburg Broadband Project will go live on 1 July, 2013, after a three-year build phase, which BWired will operate for 12 years. The completion of the fibre optic network covers all seven regions of the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) municipality and will deliver a live network that will immediately be able to offer key services to all municipal buildings connected to the network. 20 May 2013 15:26

What can we expect from VoIP in 2013?

[Reuben Yonatan] The future is always bright for any kind of computer-related or especially Internet-related technologies. We can always expect new innovations, but just what sort of innovations can we predict? Here are some of our predictions for 2013. 22 Feb 2013 06:27

Future of urban furniture, bus shelters in Africa

[Craig Page-Lee] The highly pedestrian and densely populated main cities of Europe have seen very specific formats of urban furniture evolve, from incredibly sophisticated glass, steel and aluminum bus shelters and vending kiosks to robust, but well proportioned and easy to use benches, seats and ledges, and having just returned from London and Lisbon and as with most visitors to these cities, had the need to use the various elements mentioned at different times during my visit. 9 May 2013 06:15

What to consider when redesigning a website

[Subhash Chandra] They say that the only constant thing in internet marketing is change and nothing proves this statement more than the ever-shifting design of websites. One day it's black, the next day it's white. One minute it's avant-garde, the next it's streamlined and minimalist. 13 Feb 2013 05:48