Governance under the spotlight at Smexa 2015

The rapidly-changing IT world – with cloud computing, shadow IT, increased mobility and rapid consumerisation – is a major cause of headaches for CIOs and IT service managers as they struggle to prove their relevance. But the very nature of the changing...

Justice cluster to lead R15bn govt spending

The South Africa government’s total national and provincial ICT spend is projected to grow from R13,6-billion in 2014/2015 to R15-billion in 2017/2018, according to BMI-T’s recent 2015 ICT in Government report. The BMI-T ICT in Government report covers the...

Mustek to distribute Asus networking in SA

ICT distributor Mustek has been appointed as a distributor of Asus’s networking products in South Africa. “The Asus range of products caters for both consumer and enterprise networking. They are easy to set up, operate at high speed and boast long range,...

MTN disappointed as Tribunal scuppers deal

The decision by the Competition Tribunal to scupper the proposed network sharing deal between MTN and Telkom has been described as “regrettable” by MTN. The company has issued a statement, as follows: “MTN has noted the recommendation of the...

VIDI offers Smart TV streaming for SA

Local video on-demand service VIDI has become the first-to-market in South Africa with a streaming Smart TV app. The company is partnering with Samsung Smart TV to provide easy access to hours of TV series and feature films. Viewers prefer watching their home entertainment on their wide screen televisions and now, with no effort, audiences can enjoy hours of top-class VIDI entertainment on their television sets.

SAB wants to kick-start young entrepreneurs

SAB KickStart Ignite, the South African Breweries’ (SAB) new entrepreneurship programme, is looking to support the development of young innovators who are makers and creators of viable business concepts, ideas or products. SAB KickStart Ignite is aimed at people...