Online threats hinder Net neutrality

There needs to be a balance between combatting the growing number of online threats in South Africa and maintaining the essential neutrality of Internet service providers (ISPs). This is according to South Africa’s Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA). Government’s proposed Cybercrimes and Related Matters Bill and the Film & Publications Board’s draft online content regulation strategy are two examples of documents under discussion that have the potential to significantly impair ISP neutrality.

Tablets in schools: a help or a hindrance?

Technology in the education sector is a flourishing market. As tablets have become more prevalent, a debate has risen over whether South African schools should switch from print textbooks to digital textbooks on tablets. There is no doubt that the consumer market for...