The growth has been necessitated by increased access via cellphones, usage at work, school or Internet caf'es, says Stats SA.
The broadband network being built by Ericsson - to cover the entire city - is IPv6 ready.
Job creation will be complemented by the effort to e-skill the nation, says communications minister Roy Padayachie.
The State IT Agency is working on clearing the accumulation of outstanding tenders.
Microsoft SA, YES to equip 300 000 youth with AI skills
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The Government IT Officers Council is in the vanguard of helping enable e-government, says DPSA minister Richard Baloyi.
PSICT Forum - Digital literacy and leadership for public service excellence
The US president says clean energy companies will keep the US economy growing and create new jobs.
PPPs to fast-track digital transformation
Hosted in partnership with ITWeb Brainstorm and BCX, a Public Sector in ICT Forum event took place at Protea Fire & Ice in Menlyn on 17 August. Attendees could benchmark with industry leaders who have entered successful PPPs and engage in meaningful conversation to foster change in the digital journey of both the public and private sector. #ppp #digitaltransformation #bcx
The two companies have partnered to jointly promote open source virtualisation products.
The 2011 Enterprise Excellence Award winners are the North Carolina Office of State Controller and RBS Group.
ITWeb and Africa E-Waste will conduct a survey to investigate the e-waste situation in Africa.
Mapping the digital transformation journey
MTN and Microsoft partnered with Brainstorm magazine in hosting three executive roundtables at The Saxon on 21 June. The conversations that took place focused on the digital transformation journey for the public sector, enterprise and SME markets. #mtn #microsoft #digitaltransformation
The audit by ICASA, which has been two years in the making, has yet to get off the ground.
Adapt IT climbs from fifth position to take the top empowerment spot.
The company reports a $21.6 million loss in the third quarter of the year, after losing a large customer.
White iPhone causes furore in China, Sony delays PlayStation return, Facebook drives online news traffic, and Iraqis plan Zain boycott.