Roads agency gears up for strike action
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has been served with a notice to strike by the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU). The strike action began on Friday (27 February 2015). According to a statement issued by the JRA, the strike is the result of a dispute on...Galaxy S6 shines at MWC
South African users will be among the first in the world to have access to Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones, with the devices set to go on sale here on 10 April – the same day as in the US and South Korea. Launching the new phones at Mobile World...Whatever happened to Broadband Infraco?
Broadband Infraco appears to have vanished from government’s books, which could signal that it’s up for sale. Marian Shinn, shadow minister of telecommunications and postal services, has written to Minister Siyabonga Cwele asking for clarity on the fate of the...Data loss, poor recovery looms large
Data loss continues to be a major problem for companies around the world, with few CIOs confident about their ability to recover data – and many lacking a plan to even try. EMC has announced the findings of a new global data protection study that reveals that...Africa’s ports vital for world trade
Africa covers about 6% of the Earth’s total surface. With 38 of its 54 countries either coastal or insular in nature, Africa has over a hundred port facilities – a few of which handle 6% of the worldwide water-borne cargo traffic and about 3% of the world’s...