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The tablets project is part of the education department’s e-learning programme.Image: 123rf

Shock R400m to loan tablet devices for EC Grade 12 pupils

The Eastern Cape education department will fork out more than R400m on leasing 55,000 tablet devices for Grade 12 pupils which will be returned after three years. Initially the contract, which the department entered into with Sizwe Africa…

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It’s official: SA was in recession in 2019, poor numbers shock economists

SA’s economy managed to eke out paltry growth in 2019, despite a steep contraction in the fourth quarter, which led to a recession being declared for the last half of 2019. Data released by Stats SA on Tuesday shows that for the full…

Data-friendly YouTube Go launches in SA

Love watching videos on YouTube but hate how it chows your data? Well then this is good news for you. Google launched YouTube Go in South Africa on Thursday‚ an app designed to be lighter and more data-friendly. “People in South Africa…

The public has been warned to beware of scams linked to job emails.  Image: iStock

Vodacom promises to reimburse angry customers over ‘lost data’

BY TIMESLIVE Mobile network provider Vodacom has promised to reimburse customers who mysteriously lost data and said the error would be rectified. But the apology did little to calm anger among clientele. For some the consequences were…

Icasa’s data bungle

By Jan Bornman New draft regulations could’ve done more to help consumers battling to cope with expensive data‚ which has been singled out as an obstacle to economic growth. Data costs‚ disappearing data and the expiration of data have…

Despite #SocialMediaBlackout boycott‚ the social media streets were lit up!

The Minister of Telecommunications‚ Siyabonga Cwele‚ and the government are concerned about the high data costs. This is according to Siya Qoza‚ the department’s spokesperson. “Cwele believes that high data costs are a barrier to greater…