Vodacom confirms Neotel takeover talks

Vodacom has confirmed that it is in talks to possibly acquire Neotel. A SENS statement says Vodacom has “entered into exclusive discussions with the shareholders of Neotel to consider a possible acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in and shareholder loan...

Pillay takes the reins at Develop SA

Develop South Africa, a division of the Bidvest Group, has announced the appointment of Marc Pillay as MD. Pillay has been responsible for evolving the Develop brand since its launch in the South African market in 2009, in his position as general manager. Over the...

Symantec takes down major botnet

Symantec claims to have successfully sinkholed a significant part of the ZeroAccess botnet, which has been active since 2011 and is one of the largest known botnets in existence – with upwards of 1,9-million infected computers, generating tens of millions of dollars...

Samsung and Telkom partner on SmartTV

South African consumers are now able to combine fixed-line ADSL connectivity from Telkom with one of four top-range Samsung Smart TV sets that provides access to a world of entertainment in one bill. “This partnership between Samsung and Telkom (effective Friday...

Gijima confident of return to profitability

Despite experiencing a challenging financial year with revenue from continuing operations down 17% for the year to 30 June 2013, Gijima is confident that it will return to profitability in 2014. Second half results show that the operating loss (excl. once off items)...

Nology signs exclusively with ZyXEL

Nology has partnered with ZyXEL as exclusive distributor of its products in southern Africa. ZyXEL, founded in 1989, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of networking products. It is the first choice of many tier-one service providers, connecting more than 400 000...