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Tue, January 29th, 13:15 · Brandon Gregory

SA Communications Minister meets with Policy Panel

South African Communications Minister Dina Pule has met with the ICT Policy Review Panel to discuss work, responsibilities and to establish an approach to the review process. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 12:38 · Tefo Mohapi

Michael Jordaan (FNB): “I am not resigning as CEO of the most innovative bank in the world”

Michael Jordaan, Chief Executive at South Africa's First National Bank (FNB), took to Twitter to end speculation surrounding his job at FNB after MoneyWeb published an article citing bank insiders who suggested he was quitting. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 11:04 · Tefo Mohapi

Hacktivists expose passwords and information from universities and businesses across Africa

During a campaign codenamed "ProjectSunRise", hacktivist group Team GhostShell yesterday (January 28) exposed data including 700,000 accounts and records from universities and businesses in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Algeria. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 10:55 · Tefo Mohapi

Re-branding underway at SA’s Softline, to be known as Sage

South African software specialists Softline has announced a re-branding exercise that will see it change its name to Sage, bringing it into line with British-based parent company The Sage Group. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 10:07 · Richard Cutcher

MWEB respond to Telkom’s major price cut

MWEB has bit back in the growing South African ADSL price war started by Telkom last week by undercutting their part state-owned rival by R10 on its throttled uncapped products. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 07:57 · Vincent Matinde

SA’s Dimension Data to offer cloud services to Questys Solutions

Dimension Data has announced that it will be offering cloud services to US-based IT firm Questys Solution in an effort to expand its client-base globally. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 06:31 · Tefo Mohapi

New Geeko range of tablets launched by South Africa’s Esquire Technologies

South Africa's Esquire Technologies, the 2012 African Distributor of the Year, is set to launch the Geeko Junior and Geeko Premium Tablets. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:35 · Nanine Steenkamp

Wonga online loans now on SA mobile

South African users are now able to obtain Wonga micro-loans using their mobile phones after the company launched a mobile edition to increase its subscriber base, a strategic solution targeting those without access to a computer. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 15:17 · Brandon Gregory

TPG America to target South African mining industry with new management program

The Project Group (TPG) America has teamed up with TPG Africa in order to promote integrated Management Control Systems (iPMCS) throughout the continent, and will begin its focus on the South African mining industry. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 14:43 · Brandon Gregory

Cosatu to renew protests against e-tolling

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng is set to continue protest action against the government’s implementation of e-tolling on the province’s freeways. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:42 · Brandon Gregory

China Mobile seeks to invest in South Africa

Chinese state-owned telecoms company China Mobile is considering investing in South Africa as well as four other countries as it looks to expand its global operations. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 09:27 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s leading Internet provider to embrace social media

South Africa’s part state-owned telecommunications company Telkom has created accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin in a bid to connect with customers. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 08:58 · HumanIPO

SA’s Mxit to be challenged by Chinese WeChat

WeChat, a messaging service of the Chinese Internet portal giant Tencent, is targeting the African market, posing threats to South African service Mxit. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 16:16 · Nanine Steenkamp

Q&A: Stuart Minnaar – the saviour to South African students’ spending

Studentology is on the edge of releasing its mobile app extension, Yappo, and both are the brain children of Stuart Minnaar. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 15:54 · Nanine Steenkamp

RLabs sponsors R3 million plus worth of bursaries

South African Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs) has given 800 scholarships with the collective value of almost R3 million (US$255,329), targeting youth, females and unemployed Capetonians. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 12:53 · HumanIPO

SARS hoax mails stealing from SA citizens

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned South African citizens about a hoax email doing the rounds which attempts to steal money from victims under pretences of online tax collection. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 12:02 · Brandon Gregory

OUTA successful in right of appeal against SA e-tolling ruling

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) has been granted permission by the South African North Gauteng High Court to continue its battle to stop the e-tolling of freeways. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 11:17 · HumanIPO

One step closer to cashless society with fingerprint payments

Fingerprint payment is the imminent solution to a cash and card free trade future, Biocryptology studies at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) and Nexus USA revealed. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 10:47 · Brandon Gregory

South Africa’s Hydrox Holdings’ hydrogen breakthrough

Hydrox Holdings claims to have invented a technology which could change the way hydrogen is produced and how automobiles are run. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 08:42 · Richard Cutcher

SA’s Telkom to slash rates next week

South African Internet provider Telkom is reducing the cost of its uncapped fixed-line broadband by up to 40 percent as it looks to undercut its competitors. → Read more