Pule tackles SABC board

Minister of Communications Dina Pule has met with the board of the SABC to discuss various governance issues at the public broadcaster. A statement from the Department of Communications says that the minister is concerned about the latest breaches of corporate...

Europe mulls new Microsoft fine

There is a chance that Europe’s anti-trust regulators could today impose a new fine on Microsoft, for failing to offer Windows users an alternative to Internet Explorer. This follows a 2009 agreement that Microsoft would give users a choice of alternative browsers –...

Samsung goes pan-African with Mitsumi

Samsung Electronics Africa has cemented a partnership agreement with one of Africa’s largest IT distributors. Mitsumi has become an official distributor for all Samsung IT products, across sub-Saharan Africa. “This partnership agreement is a first of its kind for us...

Epson extends footprint with Raluca

Epson has strengthened its South African distribution base with the appointment of Raluca as a specialist distributor for its range of wide format printers. “This appointment is part of Epson’s strategy to expand its reach into the South African public sector,...

SA is wired up but switched off

Despite the fact that 84% of South African homes have access to electricity, over a quarter of households do not use it for cooking and over half do not use it for heating, according to the latest South Africa Survey published by the South African Institute of Race...

Vodacom beats solar record

Vodacom has unveiled the largest solar array of panels on a single building in Africa at its offices in Century City, Cape Town.  The installation of the solar array is part of Vodacom’s ongoing drive to help reduce the amount of energy the company consumes. The...