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A review of the Gauteng e-tolling project will not take place until about June or July.

E-tolling halted – for now

Sanral will not be able to collect fees for Gauteng's R20 billion tolling project until the matter has been through the legal process.

• Treasury joins e-toll case

by Nicola Mawson, Mon 30 Apr

 

Altech aims to double its revenue by moving up the technology chain, explains CEO Craig Venter.

Altech targets R20bn revenue

Smart connected cars and set-top boxes that link houses to the Internet will bolster revenue gains.

• Africa weighs on Altech
• Intel arm invests $5m in Altech

by Nicola Mawson, Thu 26 Apr

 

Gauteng motorists can breathe a sigh of relief as e-tolling has been stopped – at least until an application against the system has been heard.

Court puts brakes on e-tolling

The controversial Gauteng e-tolling system has been stopped in its tracks once again, days before it was to go live.

• Sanral requests postponement of e-toll case

by Farzana Rasool, Wed 25 Apr

 

Facebook says its aim is to connect all of the world’s two billion Internet users.

Facebook borders on a billion

As Facebook prepares for its IPO, it reaches the 900 million user milestone and one billion is on the horizon.

• Social networks by numbers
• Social media showdown

by Kathryn McConnachie, Tue 24 Apr

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ICASA’s unlawful act of postponing the implementation of a new fee structure creates a number of practical difficulties, says chairman Stephen Mncube in an affidavit.

Shoddy planning costs ICASA R1bn

An unlawful deferral of new fee regulations costs ICASA is it misses out on revenue and now has to go to court.

• Spectrum fee whammy for Telkom

by Nicola Mawson, Wed 2 May

Google Drive under scrutiny

The search giant's cloud storage service has caused some panic over data ownership issues, but experts say it is unwarranted.
by Kathryn McConnachie, 2 May, 11:52 AM

Twitter tweaks Discover tool

The micro-blogging services tries to improve its filtering mechanism with a revamp and personalised “Discover” tool.
by Kathryn McConnachie, 2 May, 11:39 AM

Pinterest, Flickr improve attribution

The social pin-boarding site and Flickr partner to ensure content shared from the site is always correctly attributed.
by Kathryn McConnachie, 2 May, 11:29 AM

Microsoft buys Nook stake

The $605 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader and college business aims to unlock Amazon and Apple's grip on the market.
by Reuters, 2 May, 10:25 AM

Facebook's IPO show starts on 7 May

The roadshow for Facebook's IPO is scheduled to start on Monday, meaning the company's shares should begin trading on 18 May.
by Reuters, 2 May, 10:25 AM

Dell ultrabook sales outstrip forecast

Sales of the super-thin laptops are more than double Dell's internal forecast, driven by strong business and consumer demand.
by Reuters, 2 May, 10:49 AM

Call to flag organ donor status

Facebook calls on users to display their organ donor status on their personal pages.
by Reuters, 2 May, 10:28 AM

Online simulator lets players tackle US debt

The game, created by a bipartisan group of experts, gives the general public a chance to reduce US public debt.
by Reuters, 2 May, 10:33 AM

TODAY'S BLOG

Unexpected e-toll effects by Joe Diedericks

DTT funding denied

The digital TV funding shortfall amounts to about R6.7 billion over the medium term.
by Farzana Rasool, 2 May, 12:04 PM

• DOC moves on decoder manufacture
• ICT policy next year

Cyber security mandate transferred

The Department of Communications passes the policy on to the State Security Agency after three years of development.
by Farzana Rasool, 2 May, 11:58 AM

• Cyber security policy approved
• SA fights cyber crime with Interpol

NPC targets youth via MXit

The popular mobile social network is being used as a platform for the youth to participate in the national planning dialogue.
by Kathryn McConnachie, 2 May, 11:30 AM

• Jamming for national planning
• Zuma uses Twitter for State of the Nation

Powertech CEO quits

Norbert Claussen will also step down from the Altron board.
by Staff writer, 2 May, 11:28 AM

• East, West Africa drag Altech lower

MTN recruitment scam does rounds

The company warns job-seekers to watch out for conmen posing as recruitment agents for its call centres.
by Staff writer, 2 May, 11:31 AM

• Fake Thai call centre gang busted
• Phone scam targets SA users

ConvergeNet slumps into loss

Orders took longer than expected to be awarded and implemented in the first half.
by Nicola Mawson, 2 May, 11:11 AM

• ConvergeNet CEO sells stake
• ConvergeNet director steps down

Datatec buys Australian firm

The company pays $2.7 million to expand its presence in Australia.
by Staff writer, 2 May, 11:11 AM

• Datatec buys Indonesian distributor
• Diversification buoys Datatec

Fifa: Goal-line tech decision in July

The two approved systems will be tested at live matches this month.
by Farzana Rasool, 2 May, 11:13 AM

• No goal-line tech for World Cup
• World Cup needs tech

Africa's largest solar-powered cell site opened

IHS Africa creates solar-powered infrastructure for cellphone operators that are under pressure to meet the growing demand for telecoms.
by Staff writer, 2 May, 11:10 AM

• IHS invests $8m in African networks
• The business of sharing

IN-DEPTH

Powering tomorrow’s minds A solar-powered Internet classroom hopes to overcome the infrastructure challenges preventing ICT access in rural schools.

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