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The Draft Online Regulation Policy has been heavily criticised as Internet censorship legislation.

FPB unmoved by R2K on 'censorship' policy

The board is not giving in to the activist group's calls to publish public comment on a draft policy that will allegedly lead to Internet censorship.

• Saving SA's Internet in 48 hours
• Press exempt from FPB Internet censorship

by Paula Gilbert, Fri 21 Aug

 

As many as 11 government ministries have travelled to China recently.

China is govt ministries' favourite destination

Department heads and officials from communications, home affairs, and education travelled to China during the 2014/2015 financial year.

• Muthambi wants positive SA, China coverage
• DTPS is dysfunctional, says axed official

by Simnikiwe Mzekandaba, Thu 20 Aug

 

SAPS and the metro police are partnering with the city to pilot WiFi Chat in crime prevention, says Tshwane executive mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa.

Movies add to Tshwane free WiFi mix

Tshwane residents can now make free calls as well as download movies free of charge on the Tshwane free WiFi network.

• Gugulethu, Khayelitsha taxi ranks get free WiFi
• Faster Internet for Tshwane residents

by Staff Writer, Wed 19 Aug

 

Analysts say consolidation in SA's telecoms sector will continue, as operators are trying to gain access to the spectrum.

Telecoms consolidation to continue despite MTN-Telkom deal's death

Analysts say market saturation will drive further consolidation in SA telecoms.

• Competition Commission blocks MTN-Telkom deal
• Vodacom-Neotel deal may spark copycats

by Paula Gilbert, Tue 18 Aug

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Telecoms and postal services deputy minister Hlengiwe Mkhize outlines government's new gender and ICT strategy.

Govt sees need for women in ICT

Low participation by women in SA's ICT sector remains a challenge, says DTPS deputy minister Hlengiwe Mkhize.

• ITWeb Brainstorm celebrates SA's women in tech
• Women wielding tech

by Paula Gilbert, Mon 24 Aug

MTN, Liquid Telecom go deeper into Africa

The companies leverage each other's networks as they partner to extend their African footprints.

by Staff Writer, 25 Aug, 11:13 AM

Facebook now top traffic source for news sites

The social media giant significantly overtakes Google as the top driver of traffic to media sites.

by Lauren Kate Rawlins, 24 Aug, 12:27 PM

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• Kardashian selfie raises ad concerns for vloggers
• Picup promises parcel delivery in under 90 min
• All set for Scrum, Agile conference
• Click n Compare to invest $500k in Nigeria, Kenya
• Financial firms lack fraud prevention tools

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• SK Hynix invests in new chip plants
• Visa users more likely to complete e-purchases
• Ashley Madison sued over data breach
• FTC has power to police cyber security

Sentech switches on two more DTT sites

The state signals provider now has 180 digital terrestrial television sites to ensure coverage.
by Simnikiwe Mzekandaba, 25 Aug, 11:57 AM

• Limpopo's Nzhelele first to receive free set-top boxes
• Minister to update Parliament on digital migration

Cheaper tablets set the trend

The local tablet market made a surprise upward move in growth in the second quarter due to cheaper tablets.
by Lauren Kate Rawlins, 25 Aug, 11:48 AM

• Tablet design is its own worst enemy
• Tablet market growth slows

Free replacement for faulty iPhone 6+ camera

Apple will replace faulty iPhone 6 Plus back cameras sold late last year, which take blurry pictures.
by Lauren Kate Rawlins and Reuters, 25 Aug, 11:08 AM

• iPhone 6S rumour roundup
• Apple breaks silence on 'bendgate'

SA's income tax returns reach 2m

More than one million taxpayer submissions have been submitted via eFiling since the start of tax season.
by Staff Writer, 25 Aug, 10:58 AM

• One million tax returns submitted, mostly via eFiling
• SARS warns of e-mail, SMS tax scams

Vodacom puts data centres on wheels

The two data centres will be used as mobile recovery solutions to ensure network access in the case of outages.
by Staff Writer, 25 Aug, 10:54 AM

• SA's data centre connectivity lags
• Vodacom opens Data Park

Apple's Cook reassures investors

The Apple CEO took the rare step of commenting on the firm's health midway through a financial quarter, in light of plunging Chinese stocks.
by Reuters, 25 Aug, 10:23 AM

• First-time fall for China smartphone sales
• Apple TV put off until next year

 

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Keeping it in the family Mike Wright and Alison Treadaway are the siblings behind the Striata success story.

 

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• Paul Booth

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  Liberty Interactive buys Zulily

  The company, which owns a home shopping network, bought the online retailer for $2.4 billion.

• Paul Booth

  Booth's Bites

  

  Alibaba scratches Suning's back

  The companies buy stakes in each other to develop a commerce model that integrates online and offline retailing.

• Michelle Avenant

  Double Take

  

  How to apologise properly

  A snarky non-apology only feeds the flames of a social media furore. Here's how to say sorry like you mean it.

• Paul Booth

  Booth's Bites

  

  Informatica goes private

  Microsoft and Salesforce.com join Permira Advisors and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to take Informatica private.

• Joanne Carew

  Cape Point

  

  I'm sorry Cecil

  Feeling a sense of déjà vu as the world is again up in arms about trophy hunting.

• Paul Booth

  Booth's Bites

  

  Windows 10 takes the stage

  For current Windows 7 and 8.1 users, Windows 10 upgrades downloaded directly from Microsoft will be free for one year.

• Jon Tullett

  Double Take

  

  Jeep hack reveals wide security failures

  IOT will see many more attacks, recalls and embarrassment across industries.

• Paul Booth

  Booth's Bites

  

  AT&T becomes largest US pay-TV firm

  The company finalised its $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV.

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Industry Insight

• Canonical data

  

  Break it down

  Canonical data breaks down data into its simplest form, while still meeting business requirements.

  by Mervyn Mooi

• APIs

  

  Best kept secret

  The application programming interface is the ideal solution for innovation in the application economy.

  by Ian Clark

• Hyper-convergence

  

  Under the radar

  Hyper-convergence and Web-scale IT create an invisible infrastructure that is consolidated, aligned, scalable and manageable.

  by Paul Ruinaard

• Data lake

  

  The business data lake

  Companies use data lakes as a landing place to hold large volumes of data in their original form.

  by Masindi Mabogo

• Hyper-convergence

  

  Say what?

  No really, what is hyper-convergence, in real terms?

  by Paul Ruinaard

• Movie piracy

  

  Piracy is everybody's issue

  South Africa is ranked 14th in the world for illegal downloads.

  by Janene Matsukis

• Mobile enterprise

  

  Mobility's future in the enterprise

  Companies in the mobile first world must allow mission-critical services to run in the cloud.

  by Nick Black

• Mobile

  

  Lessons from mobile-first innovators

  Mobility gives users freedom, improves productivity and encourages a sense of pride.

  by Nick Black

Features

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Check the fine print

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