Global issues, local concerns pummel SA economy
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – ANALYSTS have forecast a further recession of the South African economy because of load shedding, the raging coronavirus (COVID-19) and government ...
Read More »Seven arrested in clampdown on battery theft
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – SEVEN individuals have been arrested in a crackdown against the rampant theft of batteries at base stations in South Africa in recent days. Among th ...
Read More »Coronavirus impact on global smartphone sales revealed
by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – THE deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is projected to hamper smartphone demand in China in the current quarter of the year. However, a nega ...
Read More »MTN invests billions amid load shedding threat
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – MTN is investing an average R11 billion (US$703,8 million) yearly to ensure a seamless network experience during the energy challenges South Afr ...
Read More »SA wireless providers body to hold elections
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – NOMINATIONS are open for positions to the seven-member board of South Africa’s Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA). Nomi ...
Read More »MTN hails prosecution of battery thieves
by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG - MTN South Africa has welcomed the sentencing of some culprits behind the menace of battery theft. Sentences of between five and ten years have be ...
Read More »South Africa’s release of spectrum lauded
from DION HENRICK in Cape Town CAPE TOWN - A TECHNOLOGY executive has welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa indicating the South African government would finalise ...
Read More »Scammers drool over prospects of Valentine’s Day loot
by DION HENRICK CAPE TOWN - CYBER security experts are wary of the likelihood of an increase in online attacks and scams ahead of Valentine’s Day, on the back of over 7 000 attac ...
Read More »Africa’s digital freedom celebrated alongside Mandela
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG - THE South Africa Central Registry (ZACR) is celebrating three years since the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) granted it ...
Read More »Safe internet use promoted in sub-Saharan Africa
by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG - A NUMBER of non-profit organisations and government agencies throughout sub-Saharan Africa have partnered to raise awareness about internet saf ...
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