Johannesburg- and London-listed technology distribution and services group Datatec has grown diluted headline earnings per share by 6,8% in the six months ended 31 August 2012 on the back of a 7% rise in revenue to $2,62bn. Describing the results as “solid” in a
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Remote controls have remained as convoluted and cluttered as ever, despite advances in technology. So, it makes perfect sense that accessories maker Griffin combines the simplicity of the smartphone into a universal remote control
If newspaper reports this week are to believed, Telkom’s mobile arm, branded in the consumer market as 8ta, may be soon be merged with third mobile operator Cell C. But analysts caution it’s too early to get carried away. With cabinet yet to consider communications minister Dina Pule’s
Despite the gloomy economic conditions in SA and worldwide, most JSE-listed technology companies have had a whirlwind 12 months, with some share prices up by more than 50%. An investment in a selection of the country’s top technology stocks would have returned a windfall over the past
United Nations agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has ranked Zimbabwe second in the “most dynamic country” category of its latest measurements of ICT development. This development is measured using the ITU’s ICT Development Index
Johannesburg-based specialist risk finance company Business Partners has launched a new R400m fund to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This makes it one of the largest SME financing funds in SA. The fund will consider first-round finance deals of up to R10m and will focus on ventures with
Ten months after former Telkom acting group CEO Jeffrey Hedberg stepped down as chief operating officer, JSE-listed technology group Altech has appointed a new chief operating officer. Laurence Savage, who has experience in the media, electronics, engineering and automotive
Since the introduction of call termination rate regulations in March 2010, the effective cost per minute of prepaid mobile voice calls has fallen from R1,37 to R1,04, or 24%, according to the Independent Communications Authority of SA
Fibre-to-the-home networks must play a part in SA’s goal to provide universal access to broadband by 2020, says Vodacom group CEO Shameel Joosub. Next-generation broadband technologies like long-term evolution (LTE) are also crucial and Joosub says that in order to roll out national networks
Conduct Telecommunications, a fibre-optic infrastructure developer, plans to spend R500m in the next 12-24 months expanding high-speed communications networks to 100 precincts around the country. The company, which is backed by international private equity firm The Birchman Group