SA’s students are more tech-savvy

A new survey of the high-tech habits of South Africa’s students reveals that Facebook has become the default social network among students, with no less than 97% of respondents saying they use the platform. Twitter came in second at 67%, followed in third place by...

MCD Group buys control of OTEL network

The MCD Group is to acquire a controlling stake in OTEL Telecom’s national network. Under the terms of the agreement, MCD Group will purchase substantial shareholding in order to provide additional resources and experience to OTEL’s ever growing wholesale and reseller...

JSCI chair criticised for Spy Cable response

The response to a request to investigate the source of the so-called Spy Cables has been described as perfunctory. David Maynier, Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, has written to the chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI),...

Uber supports CT firefighters

Uber has created a temporary vehicle option, called UberASSIST, that allows all riders to request a car to collect various donations for the firefighters currently battling the blazes in Cape Town. The massive fires have spread from Boyes Drive in Muizenberg to...

Software-defined network to go mainstream

Research shows that 79% of North American businesses are planning to have software-defined networking (SDN) in live production in the data centre in 2017. According to an Infonetics’ study, “Data Centre SDN Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey”, provides new...

IPPs want to help mitigate power crisis

South Africa’s independent power producers (IPPs) have rolled up their sleeves and are standing by to work with all stakeholders on measures to help alleviate the current power crisis. This is according to the chairperson of the South African Independent Power...