Hoffman report clears MTN

 An internal enquiry, the Hoffman Committee, has cleared MTN of wrongdoing in the ongoing Turkcell case. This is according to a statement issued by MTN on Friday. In February last year, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri (Turkcell) and its subsidiary, East Asian Consortium...

Google privacy case gathers steam

More than a hundred people have contacted the law firm that has launched a landmark privacy case against Google, declaring their wish to join the action in the English courts after the Internet giant circumvented the security settings on Apple’s Safari browser...

Connectivity for Africa from K-Net

K-Net, an African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a new range of broadband Internet service packages.  These services are available anywhere and everywhere throughout 16 West and...

Record global sales for tablets

Worldwide tablet shipments outpaced predictions, reaching a record total of 52,5-million units worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. The tablet market...

ICT Indaba: new documents

Reports emerging over the weekend claim that R6-million was paid to Communication Minister Dina Pule’s boyfriend when the organiser of the inaugural ICT Indaba was pressured into hiring him. The Sunday Times claims to have seen to documents relating to the matter: one...