DoC hands over school cyber-lab

Minister of Communications Yunus Carrim has handed over a cyber-lab at Matshitsholo High Schools in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal. The handover was part of government’s goal of connecting schools to fast internet or broadband. Since Cabinet approved South Africa Connect, the...

6bn connected devices will be made in 2014

The global market for connected devices which allow users to access the Internet is set to surpass 6-billion units this year, as new products including cell phones, tablets and computers enter the electronics ecosystem, says a report from HIS Technology. Worldwide...

Internet impact on the new world

Although the Internet is the backbone of the knowledge economy, only one out of every three people have online access. Facebook, acting for Internet.org, commissioned Deloitte to assess the economic and social impact of extending Internet access in the developing...

Samsung debuts Galaxy S5, available in April

Samsung Electronics yesterday announced the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S5, which is says offers consumers a refined experience with innovation of essential features for day-to-day use. “With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is going back to basics to...

Wits scientists cast light on climate change

Wits University scientists have published papers that cast new light on perceived climate changes in southern Africa. They demonstrate that, despite predictions, tropical storms are not increasing in number. However, they are shifting, and South Africa could be at...

Telkom CEO to attend compliance course

Telkom’s suspended chief financial officer, Jacques Schindehutte, has repaid the R6-million loan from the state-owned enterprise – and the CEO has to attend a course on corporate governance. The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) issued a compliance...