7 Feb 2012

IT & Telecommunications

 

Don't get in a state...

...with the road closures if you are anywhere near Cape Town this Thursday, 9 February 2012 - just check the list of roads to be closed for Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address.

On the investment front, critics are up in arms over what they say are Transnet delays that are costing SA billions, and on the mining front, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says the mining industry must transform.

On the security front, there have been complaints that the secrecy bill has not been explained properly.

And there's plenty more news to catch up on; happy reading!

Rod Baker, general manager: content

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First students graduate from Samsung Electronics Engineering academy
The Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy's first class of Grade 12 students graduated recently at a ceremony held at the Alberton Civic Centre south of Johannesburg. Launched in March last year, the academy is a core part of Samsung's vision to fast-track the entry of African youths into the electronics job market, with a short-term goal to develop 10 000 electronics engineers across the continent by 2015. Read more >>

Mi-fone appoints new head of operations
Mi-Fone has announced that Nikhil N. Patel has joined the company as head of operations with immediate effect. Patel will be responsible for scaling Mi-Fone's global operations and to further expand its presence as Africa's first mobile devices brand. Read more >>

Internet


Telkom increases data caps
Telecommunications parastatal Telkom has permanently increased the monthly allowance on data caps at no extra charge. Read more >>

Services


Technology blamed for EPWP payment delays
The North West government says a technical glitch - and not the unavailability of funds or human error - is to blame for the delay in the processing of payments for over 7 000 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) employees. Read more >>

MXit app developers must create amusement, enterainment - Maxxor survey
As part of its ongoing commitment to cutting-edge software development for the MXit platform, Maxxor recently conducted an in depth survey of its core users. The research exercise was funded by Microsoft South Africa and the results are enlightening. Read more >>

Software


Mindjet launches latest products in SA
Mindjet, the company that improves how people work together, will officially launch its latest products to the South African market at a premier event on Tuesday, 14 February at The Michaelangelo Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. Read more >>

eMClient launches its all-in-one communications solution
It's been taking the world by storm and a free personal-use downloadable version has been available for some time, but finally available in South Africa, is eMClient's professional, fully-customisable, all-in-one communications sidekick for Microsoft Windows. Read more >>

Softline Pastel's new portal makes BEE compliance easy
Softline Pastel's one-stop Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) portal, BEE 123, was recently launched. It offers a range of tools, software, directories, news and BEE network partners to assist businesses of all sizes to understand and implement their BEE requirements. Read more >>


International
GlobalWebIndex identifies new trends in global internet behaviour
LONDON, UK: According to GlobalWebIndex, social network activity now a key brand contact point for nearly a third of consumers. There is also a rise of multiple platform internet TV with key increases in streaming, on-demand and live viewing, while Google Search reaches 85% of internet users with Android, Chrome and Google+ also expanding. Read more >>

Greenlight adopts new domain: greenlightdigital.com
LONDON, UK: Leading digital marketing agency, Greenlight, has announced that with effect from 31 January 2012, its domain name changed from greenlightsearch.com to greenlightdigital.com. Read more >>

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