Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...

MTN announces Sky competition winner

Durban-based Shikanth Bugwandeen has won the MTN Sky “Win A Plane” Competition. As the winner of the competition, Bugwandeen had the option of taking home the Sling 4 four-seater aeroplane or redeem its cash equivalent of R1,7-million. He opted to redeem the cash...

Almost 100Tb downloaded on rAge broadband

Internet Solutions (IS) provided a record breaking 5.2Gbps Internet service to gamers attending Africa’s largest consumer gaming and technology expo, rAge, last weekend – a faster broadband connection than in previous years. “This year we have seen record breaking...

UCT seeks special minds for innovation degree

University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (GSB), is looking for a special kind of person to join its 2015 intake of the Master of Philosophy specialising in Inclusive Innovation (MPhil). Now in its third year, the MPhil is an interdisciplinary,...

MTN to roll out FTTH nationally

Following the successful deployment of Fibre To The Home (FTTH) at the gated estate of Monaghan Farm in Johannesburg, MTN South Africa now plans to deploy the network nationally with a range of competitive pricing. MTN conducted a successful pilot of Fibre To The Home...

Fund managers key in African investment

Africa may be the flavour of the month in terms of investment, but in relative terms still attracts a small percentage of private equity (PE) and international investment capital. In a plenary at the Africa Development Forum in Marrakech focusing on private equity,...