The dotZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) has published draft rules aimed at further regulating the registration and operation of websites in South Africa. 1-grid has raised concerns over the new rules, which stipulate that, for local hosting companies that offer domain...

Broadcom and VMware have announced an agreement under which Broadcom will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction that values VMware at approximately $61-billion, based on the closing price of Broadcom common stock on 25 May...

A group of three South African entrepreneurs has launched Airbase, an app-based platform that connects people to places to work, collaborate and network, giving them the flexibility to work away from work and to go where their business takes them, allowing them access...

Hangman is down to the final seven as the Western Cape's Rupert Taljaard made a shock exit from the show at the weekend. However, there was good news for one Sowetan spaza distribution business which received nearly R1,4 million in the form of a vehicle, equipment,...

After calling on their governments to invest in immunisation for the girl child, and engaged them to eradicate polio once and for all, civil society across Africa are now making sure pneumonia vaccines are high on the agenda. In commemorating World Pneumonia Day,...

Countries have an opportunity to significantly increase renewable energy ambition within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and to accelerate its deployment in line with climate objectives under the Paris Agreement, per a new report by the International...

A preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X has found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64Gb of NAND memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $370.25. With a starting price of $999.00, the iPhone X is $50.00 more than the previous...

Apple's iPhone 7 was the world's best-shipping smartphone in Q3 2017, with 13-million units shipped. The iPhone 6s was a distant second, after an uptick that resulted in 7,9-million shipments, according to research from Canalys. Samsung's Galaxy J2 Prime was third,...

LTE subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa will expand by 47% from 30-million in 2017 to 310-million. Ericsson's latest Mobility Report also announces that mobile subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to grow by 6%, between 2017 and 2023, from 700-million...

Telkom Group revenue was down 1,6% to R20,109-billion for the six months to 30 September 2017. Net operating revenue of R15,791-billion was down 0,9%, with EBIDTA of R5,201-billion down 1,9%. Information technology revenue of R3,652-billion was down 3,3%. BEPS was...