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WEBR25-billion valuation for Rain – up 16% from last year. By Nkosinathi Ndlovu 16 September 2024. Rain shareholder African Rainbow Capital Investments has valued the wireless broadband operator at R25-billion. TechCentral is South Africa’s premier business technology news website and the home of the TechCentral Show.
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Showmax cuts subscription fees in half in deal with Capitec
WEBBy Staff Reporter 14 August 2024. News Alerts. Capitec and Showmax have reached an agreement that will see the bank’s customers paying just half of the normal fee for a subscription to the MultiChoice Group-owned internet streamer. In a statement on Wednesday, Showmax said Capitec’s 12 million active …
South Africa’s new sockets and plugs: Everything you need to know
WEBOct 12, 2020 · South Africa has a new standard for electrical sockets and plugs. Known as SANS 164-2, the standard, developed by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), replaces SANS 164-1 (the large, three-pin plugs used in the country for decades). In this episode of the podcast (watch it below), TechCentral is joined by …
How to dispose of e-waste in South Africa - TechCentral
WEBJun 20, 2023 · The author, Patricia Schroder. E-waste from electrical and electronic appliances and devices is becoming a major problem for South Africa.. According to Gauteng’s government website, the country produces around 360 000t of e-waste every year, with the province accounting for 55% of that volume.. Consumers need to be better educated on how to properly dispose of their appliances if we are to ...
Rain unveils ‘the101’, its colourful new 5G smart router
WEBNov 1, 2023 · The 101 5G smart router features the latest tech hardware. Performance. The101 features robust 4×4 Mimo AX3600 Wi-Fi, ensuring broader coverage and increased throughput for multiple users. It’s coupled with the advanced MediaTek T750 platform, boasting a four-core ARM CA55 processor, 2GB of RAM and 32GB NAND storage.
South Africa inflation plunges, opening path to rate cuts
WEBAug 21, 2024 · South Africa’s inflation rate dropped more than expected in July, falling to within touching distance of the midpoint of the central bank’s target and cementing analysts’ expectations that the bank will cut interest rates next month.. Headline consumer inflation fell to a more than three-year low of 4.6% year on year in July from 5.1% in June, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday ...
MultiChoice nails streaming piracy operation Waka TV
WEBJun 5, 2024 · MultiChoice Group and its technology security subsidiary Irdeto have succeeded in nailing a pirate internet streaming service with the help of Western Cape police investigators.. In a statement on Wednesday, MultiChoice described the dismantling of the pirate steaming operation, called Waka TV, as “a significant victory in the fight against internet streaming piracy”.
I bought a Huawei phone with no Google services – how I got on
WEBJan 24, 2022 · The phone, which retails for R6 299, has a midrange Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 system on chip, which plays games with no problem and offers excellent power consumption. There’s just one (rather big) catch: like many other modern Huawei smartphones, it doesn’t have access to Google Mobile Services. That …
Telkom Infinite launched: R299 for unlimited mobile data
WEBJun 21, 2022 · A standard Infinite plans provides unlimited data, including 15GB at the fastest available speeds, for R299/month. After the 15GB threshold is reached, customers are moved to a slower speed that’s still fast enough for standard-definition video and for “surfing, streaming, messaging, chatting on social media, e-mailing, calling and more”.
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