Integrated ports system goes live in Durban

Transnet National Ports Authority’s new Web-based Integrated Port Management System (IPMS) has gone live in the Port of Durban with the crude oil tanker, Colorado, the first to be brought into the port using the new system.

Samsung opens SA manufacturing plant

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced its plan to open a television manufacturing plant in The Dube Trade Port, in Durban, by the end of this year.

Durban wins IBM smart city grant

Durban has been awarded an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant valued at $500 000, to fund consultations with IBM experts and senior consultants. Consultants will work with the city leadership to develop a skills development roadmap aligned to eThekwini’s economic...

ICANN conference underway in Durban

The 47th ICANN conference currently being hosted by the .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) at the Durban International Convention Centre until 18 July could not be more timely, the organisation says. ZADNA is hosting the event in partnership with the ZA Central...

Durban ready for exclusive namespace

The application for an exclusive Internet namespace for Durban (under the dotDurban domain) has passed the initial evaluation phase of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). That’s according to ZADNA (the .ZA Domain Name Authority)...