Communications minister extends SA’s analogue switch-off deadline by three months

by admin | Dec 7, 2024 | analogue switch-off, communications minister, digital migration, Industry News, News, SABC, set-top box

Communications minister Solly Malatsi announced a new deadline for the nation’s analogue switch-off, moving it back by three months. Some may remember the hubbub caused by news of South Africa’s digital migration to set-top boxes. That was 14 years ago. Feel old yet?...

Lenovo and DUT’s RoboGirl program celebrates three years

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | durban university of technology, Industry News, lenovo, News, Other Tech News, robogirl, STEM, women in STEM

The annual RoboGirl program, courtesy of Lenovo South Africa and Durban University of Technology (DUT), recently celebrated its third edition. RoboGirl took place over a day, gathering 85 girls from 17 schools across KwaZulu and introducing them to various science and...

MTN launches a biodegradable SIM card to help reduce plastic pollution

by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | biodegradability, eSIM, Industry News, MTN, News, Newsletter, pollution, SIM cards

MTN South Africa is doing its part to reduce the telecoms industry’s contribution to plastic waste pollution by launching biodegradable SIM cards. MTN’s calling card MTN says the raw materials used to manufacture the new SIM cards are 100% FSC (Forest Stewardship...

Samsung redesigning the way it constructs folding smartphones, anticipating US clashes with China

by admin | Dec 3, 2024 | Industry News, News, Phone News

The last time Donald Trump was in office, Huawei had a… rather unpleasant time. Samsung is reportedly preparing to sidestep any difficulties that arise as a result of the incoming American president’s Chinese tariff policies by changing the way its foldable phones are...

Meta reportedly taking internet infrastructure into its own hands with a $10 billion undersea cable

by admin | Dec 3, 2024 | Business News, Industry News, Internet, Meta, News, report, undersea cable

Meta, the company behind those ‘essential’ social networks Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is reportedly considering a massive new internet cable. The idea is to sidestep issues caused by relying on existing infrastructure, which is sometimes laid in volatile...

SpaceX lands the contract to send NASA’s nuclear-powered Dragonfly to Titan

by admin | Nov 30, 2024 | Dragonfly, Industry News, Nasa, News, Space News, SpaceX, Titan

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received a new contract to perform a task it hasn’t yet successfully managed. It’s done something similar(ish), but that doesn’t make this any less remarkable. The launch company has been awarded a NASA services contract to ship Dragonfly to its...