Telkom aims to be broadband leader
Central to Telkom’s turnaround strategy is becoming a leader in broadband provision, and it is doing this by changing its go-to-business model as well as its branding.
NASA fires off printed rockets
NASA has successfully tested the most complex rocket engine parts ever designed by the agency and printed with additive manufacturing – or 3D printing – on a test stand at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre.
Watson improves thinking ability
IBM has announced that significant advances in Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities are enabling researchers to accelerate the pace of scientific breakthroughs by discovering previously unknown connections in big data. Available now as a cloud service, IBM’s...
3D printing cuts surgical costs
3D printing is being used to validate patient surgery prior to an operation, helping to reduce the length of surgical procedures and leading to a substantial reduction in theatre costs.
New WASPA code of conduct
South Africa’s Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has marked the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its founding by unveiling a vastly simplified code of conduct to better protect the mobile consumer.
Tshivhase’s bribery charges dropped
The bribery charges against Pinnacle Holding’s executive director Takalani Tshivhase, which earlier this year triggered a sell-off of the company’s stock and an estimated R1,2-billion slashing of its value, have been dropped. The Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit of the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions withdrew all charges against Tshivhase after concluding that there was no basis upon which to pursue the allegations against him.