‘Net neutrality’ not an issue for now

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has made a strong recommendation to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to steer clear of any regulatory intervention regarding Net neutrality. The recommendation comes in ISPA’s...

A wireless future for smart cities

Globally, the pressure is on for cities to become “smart”, with a strong need to invest in ICT and socio-economic development, while still effectively managing budgets and scarce natural resources. The intention is to provide quality working and living conditions for...

A busy quarter for the hackers

Kaspersky Lab has reported on a banking fraud campaign that saw €500 000 stolen from 190 victims in just one week, as well as the first in-the-wild mobile encryptor that is selling for $5 000 on the black market. The mobile encryptor and has already infected 2 000...

DBE says it’s addressing teacher knowledge

The Department of Basic Education has responded to reports about teachers’ poor content knowledge. The following statement was issued: “The report released this week suggesting that teachers are not sufficiently equipped to teach mathematics is not revealing anything...

Standard Bank updates banking app

Standard Bank has announced the much anticipated update of its banking app for smartphones. This rollout follows the successful launch of its new generation tablet banking app in March this year. According to Vuyo Mpako, head of Innovation and Channel Design at...