China Telecom Global moves into Teraco

China Telecom Global (CTG), the wholly-owned international business subsidiary of one of the world’s largest providers of integrated telecommunication services China Telecom Corporation Limited (CTCL), is now offering services from Teraco Data Environments. Lex van...

IT department could cease to exist

The IT department as it is known today is already outdated, and within a few years may very well cease to exist. This is the bold prophecy from Johann Botha, spokesperson for the Smexa (Service Management Exhibition Africa) conference being held in Sunninghill,...

Online rugby club saves a life

The online rugby fraternity showed its collective strength when a suicidal rugby forum contributor in New Zealand last week posted his suicide note on South Africa’s PlanetRugby Chat Forum. Former British Policeman Tobi Lothian, currently a serving officer in...

Telkom to pay up, revise pricing

Telkom will pay a Competition Commission fine of R200-million over the next three years, and will separate its wholesale and retail pricing. The company and the Commission have concluded a settlement agreement to resolve a series of complaints lodged against Telkom...

PhD student’s app changes lives

A University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD graduate’s technology solution is not only changing the lives of many skilled workers who could not find employment, it has also landed her a job with Google in Africa. Shikoh Gitau has devised a simple approach to using mobile...

Malherbe joins AxizWorkgroup

Ex-CEO of Westcon, Jacques Malherbe, has joined AxizWorkgroup as executive of Advanced Technologies. Advanced Technologies is a new division of AxizWorkgroup which focusses on the monitoring, early adoption and distribution of new technologies within the ICT market....