Author: Gugu Lourie
Work is underway to create a central system that will allow South Africans to access all government services in one portal. This will be achieved through government’s plans to roll out broadband, which will bridge the digital divide and improve the lives of ordinary people by delivering services efficiently. South Africa’s broadband policy is aimed at ensuring universal access to fast, reliable, secure and affordable internet. Speaking to SAnews, Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services’ Director for Broadband, Peter Mello, said government’s current system of delivering services will soon be a thing of the past. Mello said with the “one-stop…
The finalist judged to have presented the best solution to one of the “global grand challenges” of learning, energy, environment, food, health, prosperity, security, water, space, disaster resilience and governance in the SingularityU South Africa Global Impact Competition (GIC), will be announced tonight in Johannesburg. The competition is the first time Silicon Valley-based Singularity University has held the competition in South Africa. It was launched in February in partnership with Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), the main sponsor of the competition. The SingularityU South Africa GIC was open to applicants throughout South Africa, and acts as a platform to identify outstanding…
For the first time since the dawn of e-commerce in South Africa, online retail in this country will reach 1% of overall retail during 2016. This is the most significant finding of the Online Retail in South Africa 2016 report, released today by World Wide Worx. The report shows that online retail continues to grow at a high rate in South Africa, having maintained a growth rate of above 20% since the turn of the century. In 2015, the rate of growth was 26%, taking online retail to the R7,5-billion mark. While the rate is expected to fall a little…
MTN will offer iPhone SE, the most powerful phone with a four-inch display, beginning on Thursday, 14 April 2016. Customers can order iPhone SE beginning on Tuesday, 5 April 2016 at https://shop.mtn.co.za/crs/siteInformation/preRegisterSiteInfo.jsp For more information on iPhone, please visit: www.apple.com/iphone. ENDS FOR MORE MEDIA INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Bridget Bhengu: Senior Manager – PR and Communications, MTN SA Cell: 083 212 1964 / E-mail: [email protected] Mamello Raborifi: PR Specialist, MTN SA Cell: 083 214 5681 / E-mail: [email protected] ABOUT MTN GROUP Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 22 countries in Africa, Asia…
getTOD (get Tasks On Demand) allows users to seamlessly connect with service providers who meet their particular need using location based tracking and supplier availability in real time. By Gugu Lourie Users no longer need to waste time searching the internet or a telephone directory for a supplier to meet their needs, and they no longer need to wait for days to fit into that supplier’s diary. “The application is the first of its kind and truly on-demand application, which allows its users to cut out the uncertainty and frustration that typically comes with finding a home repair supplier,” says…
You don’t need a smart TV to watch streaming video on demand with ShowMax. These clever gadgets and tech tips will give you the big screen experience at a fraction of the cost. With the cost of internet connectivity coming down and the promised rollout of high-speed options like fibre to the home taking place faster than anticipated, many people are considering subscription video on demand (SVOD) as a source for their daily entertainment. But do you have to have a smart TV to enjoy internet TV in the comfort your living room? While the TV has long held pride…
What would it take for President Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress (ANC) to understand that South Africa is a constitutional democracy, and provide desperately needed leadership to protect this fundamental principle? By Mashupye Herbert Maserumule President Zuma’s apology and the ANC’s acceptance and defence of it are missed opportunities to reclaim credibility and the moral high ground. They follow the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Nkandla saga – the scandal over the use of public funds on the president’s private homestead. Apology is a noble gesture. It is expression of remorse. But what’s at issue here is far…
It was Groucho Marx who said, “While money can’t buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.” Quite true, but what if there’s no money coming in from work because your job’s been taken over by a machine? By David Tuffley Low wage earners appear to be most at risk from automation. In February 2016, the Council of Economic Advisers (an agency within the Executive Office of the US President) issued an alarming report predicting that an 80% or greater chance exists for people on basic incomes of US$20 per hour or less to be made…
In South Africa security has become a necessity and is no longer a luxury. While an indispensable commodity, the security industry is still subject to the same challenges that every other industry is facing: growing economic pressures, rising costs, increased crime levels and shrinking margins. By Laurence Smith, Executive at Graphic Image Technologies In the face of these challenges, the biggest difficulty of managing a massive workforce that is tasked with providing protection for people, assets, homes and offices is the complexity that comes with it. As if these factors aren’t challenging enough, the issue of price…
Mobile phone operator Cell C’s commercial offerings of its Fibre-to-the-Home service, C-Fibre, are available to customers from today. The company has partnered with Open Access Fibre Network Operator, Vumatel to bring competitive uncapped Fibre offerings to customers in the Vumatel footprint. Cell C said it is also in discussions with other Fibre providers to provide an end-to-end service to customers in other areas across the country. “In a world where content and technology are converging, customers are going to need high-speed and unrestricted access that will allow them to keep pace with their content consumption,” says Cell C CEO Jose…