Considering the high cost of data in the country, the South African government should build up this vital public entity rather than sell it to the highest bidder, whose interest is profit not service
As China and the West battle it out for control of Africa’s physical and virtual digital infrastructure, the continent needs to assert its own voice
With on-campus teaching possibly starting only in September, varsities turn to the internet
Online interventions are most likely going to benefit the middle class and the rich and children from working-class families will lose out
Doing so will increase the chance of achieving the world’s 17 sustainable development goals
If you want to jump-start your industry, connect your appliances, vehicles and, yes, even your cattle
The transmission of information through particles of light may be the solution to closing the gap between the internet haves and have-nots
Data and computing initiatives are joining forces to forge a high-speed research network for South Africa.
Government must expedite its broadband roll-out plan if its higher learning goals are to be met.
It’s customary, in January, to make predictions for the year ahead. Arthur Goldstuck sees 2015 as the year of connections.
New Communications Minister Yunus Carrim took reader questions on broadband, the SABC and more in our live M&G Hangout. Watch the highlights.
A study has revealed that the boom in mobile internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple web traffic in the coming years.
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/ 3 February 2010
Yoan used to earn $25 a month working as a computer technician for a state company — and an extra $500 selling internet access on Cuba’s
While the arrival of the Seacom cable is great news for bandwidth starved SA, the launch at Neotel’s Midrand data centre was a damp squib.