Vodacom’s Power Hour price increase explained

The doubling in price of Vodacom’s returning Power Hour promotion has been attributed to the service being available for an extra two hours each day. → Read more

Craig Paul appointed HP Storage BU and Sales Manager for Enterprise Group in South Africa

Hewlett Packard (HP) have appointed Craig Paul as Storage Business Unit and Sales Manager for the Enterprise Group in South Africa after he rose through the ranks from a Desktop Support Engineer. → Read more

High demand for iPhone 5 leaves South Africans in limbo

Demand for the iPhone 5 has exceeded stocks available in stores, leaving South Africans hoping to buy the smartphone disappointed. → Read more

Award winning app developer visits Cape Town

German subscription application Aboalarm’s developer Stefan Neubig, currently on South African soil, has told HumanIPO about his journey in the app world and the possibility of an African rollout. → Read more

Vodacom SA re-introduces Power Hour, doubles price

Vodacom South Africa has re-introduced its popular prepaid customer promotion, Power Hour, which gives users one hour of talk time for only R10 from January 10 to February 28. → Read more

Old Mutual acquisition of 22seven.co.za gathers pace

22seven is to make an announcement towards the end of January over rumours that they are to be acquired by South African financial services company Old Mutual. → Read more

Servaas Venter appointed as EMC Southern Africa’s new country manager

EMC Southern Africa, the Southern African division of the global IT service and solution provider, has confirmed the appointment of Servaas Venter as its new Country Manager. → Read more

South African Internet still too big on broadband cost and slow on speed

South Africa is currently 75 percent behind the world average broadband download speed, according to updated statistics by Ookla's Net Index. → Read more

Find Free Wi-Fi app helping South Africans find connection spots

Simon Stewart and his team of contributors have made it possible for South African’s to locate free Wi-Fi through an easy-to-use website and mobile applications on a range of platforms. → Read more

OUTA’s legal e-toll battle looks bleak

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance’s (OUTA) legal battle against the South African government is looking bleak after the original Constitutional Court’s ruling that policy decisions must not be meddled with by the courts. → Read more

FEATURE: Offline transactions still favoured despite advanced online systems

The slow advancement of online payment in Africa, in spite of the high adoption of electronic payments via mobile money, is a setback to e-commerce in the continent. → Read more

iShack helps slum dwellers go green

Innovators at the University of Stellenbosch are trialling the iShack, a new dwelling featuring solar-panels and lost-cost insulation, in a bid to raise the standard of living of South Africa’s millions of slum dwellers. → Read more

Q&A: David Belson, Product Line Director, Akamai

As the technology sector in South Africa grapples with numerous projects which both enhance the consumer experience in the country but also put increasing pressures on the national infrastructure, HumanIPO talks to David Belson, product line director, custom government engineering at web services provider Akamai, to hear an expert opinion on the challenges and benefits regarding the various tech developments. → Read more

Cisco Expo 2013 South Africa partners confirmed

Leading information and communication technology (ICT) companies have been confirmed as sponsors of the Cisco Expo 2013 South Africa, to be held in Sun City, from March 3-5. → Read more

ABSA blamed for glitch causing panic for Capitec Bank clients

Absa-powered card machines debited transactions from December 13-18 last year as late as January 6 on clients’ accounts, Capitec Bank Holdings confirmed. → Read more

MWEB and Cell C collaborate for economic data offer

South African mobile operator Cell C and internet provider MWEB have entered into an agreement to provide lower rates on data to customers nationwide. → Read more

OUTA to continue SA e-tolling battle with fresh appeal

The Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (OUTA) are “confident” the December ruling against them will be overturned after announcing they plan to appeal. → Read more

A Norton Cybercrime Report for 2012 forecasts cybercrime will increase in South Africa this year and a technology security expert warns of the increased threat of “business insider” crimes. → Read more

Are social networks causing people to lose their humanity?

If a person were to fall to his or her death off the face of a cliff, what should the general reaction of bystanders be? Should they tweet about it, take photos or try and help? → Read more

ISPA slams 650% license fee increase for SA telecommunication providers

The publication of consultation responses from major telecommunication companies in South Africa has revealed a barrage of criticism of the industry regulator. → Read more