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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

Why the sale of state-owned Telkom will be a blow to the poor

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…

Disadvantaged: Students who live in rural areas with inadequate or no network coverage will struggle to keep up. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

‘Online push sets us up for failure’

With on-campus teaching possibly starting only in September, varsities turn to the internet

Most teachers attempt to grade objectively but many students feel it is unfair. Photo: File

Online learning will unfortunately not benefit everyone

Online interventions are most likely going to benefit the middle class and the rich and children from working-class families will lose out

Graphic: John McCann

Speed up education in Africa with 5G

Doing so will increase the chance of achieving the world’s 17 sustainable development goals

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Internet of Things needs more cowbell

If you want to jump-start your industry, connect your appliances, vehicles and, yes, even your cattle

A prototype of the device that could connect remote places to fast
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Let there be light: Using home-grown photonics to close digital access divide

The transmission of information through particles of light may be the solution to closing the gap between the internet haves and have-nots

Internet speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second can be reached at South Africa’s universities and research institutions.

Academics make jump to lightspeed internet

Data and computing initiatives are joining forces to forge a high-speed research network for South Africa.

Perishing by publishing: The question of what good and relevant research is continually troubles the research conundrum.

Connectivity can bring quality education to all

Government must expedite its broadband roll-out plan if its higher learning goals are to be met.

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The gadgets that will connect 2015 to your past and future

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

Better Internet connectivity for South Africa?

New Communications Minister Yunus Carrim took reader questions on broadband, the SABC and more in our live M&G Hangout. Watch the highlights.

“We know a lot about real-world criminology. We don’t know anything about cyber juvenile delinquency

Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016

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.

Cuba’s internet revolution edges forward, with limits

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

TAKE 2: Seacom launches with little fanfare

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.