Articles by Richard Cutcher

Articles by Richard Cutcher, Page 41

Wed, April 3rd, 12:07 · Richard Cutcher

SA investor environment can be improved – shadow finance minister

Tim Harris MP, the Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow finance minister, has described current business regulation as “outrageous” when compared to the rest of Africa. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 12:11 · Richard Cutcher

Telkom makes CEO appointment

Former Vodacom managing director Sipho Maseko has been appointed Telkom Group’s long-awaited new chief executive and will take charge from Monday. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 08:25 · Richard Cutcher

Divers arrested on suspicion of cable sabotage

Three divers have been arrested off the coast of Egypt accused of trying to cut through an undersea internet cable. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:24 · Richard Cutcher

West Africa Com becomes Connecting West Africa

The conference formerly known as West and Central Africa Com has been rebranded as Connecting West Africa in its tenth year and will be held in Dakar, Senegal. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 09:03 · Richard Cutcher

Ghana university sees future in space and technology

The All Nations University College, in Koforidua, Ghana, is prioritising space science and technology and is ready to launch its first satellite. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 08:15 · Richard Cutcher

8,000 Americans chosen to wear Google Glass

The first 8,000 people to wear the much anticipated Google Glasses have been picked by the web giant to be part of the first mass-scale testing. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 07:32 · Richard Cutcher

Brightstar behind one million BlackBerry order

Brightstar have been revealed as the buyer of one million BlackBerry 10 powered handsets, but an expert has cast doubt on whether its a good sign or not. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 05:20 · Richard Cutcher

Western Cape to invest US$5.7 million in broadband

The Western Cape government’s planned investment in its Broadband Initiative has significantly trumped that of Gauteng province. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 15:22 · Richard Cutcher

Web Africa offering free ADSL trial in SA

South African internet service provider Web Africa is offering a free 14 day or 5GB usage trial on its ADSL services. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 14:25 · Richard Cutcher

Zambian operators could be banned from sending promotions

Zambia’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is set to begin talks to stop network operators sending promotional messages to customers. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 13:22 · Richard Cutcher

Rwanda aiming to be next African country to go digital

Rwanda is hoping to double the African digital migration club to two in the next nine months. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 12:47 · Richard Cutcher

Vodacom SA release another prepaid tariff

Vodacom has announced another prepaid tariff plan, seemingly in response to MTN’s One Rate. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:54 · Richard Cutcher

Africa’s Seacom connection restored

Undersea cable giant Seacom has said services have been restored to Africa after a cable cut between Egypt and Europe, with connection for the majority of customers should return to “normal”. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher

Facebook utilising external data collection

Facebook is harvesting data from outside sources in its bid to become the world’s most effective advertising platform. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:57 · Richard Cutcher

Altron returns to Altech buyout

Telecommunications group Altron appears to have have relaunched its bid to buy out Altech, almost six years after failing with an initial approach. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 07:12 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s MWEB receives extra capacity during Seacom outage

South African internet service provider MWEB has apologised to its customers for the disruption caused by the Seacom cable cut and is using Facebook to keep them updated. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 05:37 · Richard Cutcher

Yahoo makes teenage app developer a millionaire

Yahoo has paid a 17-year-old boy £18 million (US$27 million) for his mobile app and now plans to shut it down. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:47 · Richard Cutcher

LinkedIn overhauls its search feature

LinkedIn, the social network for businesses people, has made its search feature “even smarter and more streamlined” as it connects million of people around the world each day. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 06:43 · Richard Cutcher

Dell bidding war begins

Michael Dell’s proposed buyout of the personal computer company he founded almost 30 years ago and shares his name with has been rocked by two rival bids. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 05:51 · Richard Cutcher

iPhone is outdated says BlackBerry chief

Apple lacks innovation and its iPhone is “still the same”, according to BlackBerry’s chief executive Thorsten Heins who has finally launched the BB Z10 in the United States. → Read more