Contract cancellations blocked, says Cell C

Cell C says it’s concerned that there are deliberate attempts by some of the other network providers to prevent customers from cancelling their contracts early by charging these customers excessive and unreasonable cancellation penalties. In a statement, the network...

Human error is the biggest security risk

Carelessness was the primary root cause of data breaches in 2014, according to a report released by IBM and the Ponemon Institute. A staggering 40% of breach incidents involved a negligent employee or contractor. The root cause of 38% of incidents involved a malicious...

Tshwane, TUMS agree to part ways

Peu Capital Partners, its project company Total Utilities Management Services (TUMS) and the City of Tshwane (CoT) have agreed in principle to terminate the CoT smart meter project as of 30 June 2015. The CoT and TUMS have been in discussions for some time to explore...

E-Tech Africa comes to town

The first E-Tech Africa conference is taking place on 1 and 2 July at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg. This event brings the latest in futurist technology and education together, to take delegates on a journey into the future of education, says event...

SPOT keeps tabs on Africa

Globalstar’s gateway in Gaborone, Botswana, has gone live, enabling Globalstar and its subsidiary, SPOT, to deliver affordable simplex coverage across South Africa and the rest of the continent. The new gateway, in partnership with Broadband Botswana Internet (BBi),...

Standard Bank debuts Merchant Online

Standard Bank has launched a new self-service online platform that has been designed to save merchants time and money by giving them total control over their card administration. Merchant Online provides business owners and managers with instant access to electronic...