Eastern Cape, Sita strike a deal on multimillion rand broadband project: The Eastern Cape provincial government has reached a settlement in the Bhisho High Court with the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) over a multimillion-rand broadband roll-out project. Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Principal suspended for destroying exam papers of five pupils: He said the conduct of the teachers was unacceptable. One of the pupils, Mzuvukile Majali, told the Dispatch of his shock when the … [Read more...] about Bhisho News: Eastern Cape, Sita strike a deal on multimillion rand broadband project
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Bhisho News: SITA, Eastern Cape govt settle broadband project tender dispute
SITA, Eastern Cape govt settle broadband project tender dispute: South Africa’s State Information Technology Agency (Sita) and the Eastern Cape provincial government have reached a settlement in the Bhisho High Court over a multi-million rand broadband project, the ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. ‘Bogus’ letter upsets official: A senior Bhisho official is in hot water after she declared an unauthorised moratorium to service providers, saying they would not be paid for services they had … [Read more...] about Bhisho News: SITA, Eastern Cape govt settle broadband project tender dispute
Bhisho news: Government broadband project launched in the Eastern Cape
Government broadband project launched in the Eastern Cape: He was addressing the 20 years Commemoration of the Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders at Bhisho Stadium in the Eastern Cape. “It is essential that traditional leaders are integrally involved in the roll-out of this infrastructure because of the ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Ramaphosa to address EC House of Traditional Leaders: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday deliver a keynote address at celebrations of the … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: Government broadband project launched in the Eastern Cape
New NMMU broadband communication centre opened
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, welcomed the launch of the new Centre for Broadband Communication at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth today. The centre will conduct pioneering research around optical fibre data transport for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope. The centre is the result of a partnership involving the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Cisco, NMMU, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research … [Read more...] about New NMMU broadband communication centre opened
Mammoth broadband project heads to the Bay
The company behind the multi-billion rand rollout of South Africa's largest long-distance open access fibre optic network arrived in Nelson Mandela Bay this week to interview potential candidates for its internationally accredited Fibre Optic Training Programme. Fibre optic network operator, FibreCo Telecommunications, will train up 25 industry technicians in the Nelson Mandela Bay region ahead of its rollout later this year of a mammoth project which will link Cape Town and Durban via the … [Read more...] about Mammoth broadband project heads to the Bay
Big Blue and Mighty Yellow speak on broadband
In this 2014 election year we have seen the Big Blue and he Mighty Yellow come out swinging for the votes of online citizens. Admittedly we represent a minuscule number of votes and, frankly, whatever we say online never really makes it into the trenches of political warfare - those areas where people struggle to put daily food on the table! As a consequence we are a pretty easy lot to please as far as politicians go - tell us that our broadband connections will become faster and cheaper … [Read more...] about Big Blue and Mighty Yellow speak on broadband
High Capacity Broadband Cable Lands at Yzerfontein
A new high capacity cable linking South Africa and Europe is set to double the country's current broadband capacity, said Telkom. The much anticipated West Africa Cable System (WACS) linking Southern Africa and Europe arrived at Yzerfontein in the Western Cape on Tuesday. "The 14000km long fibre optic submarine cable system will effectively raise South Africa's current broadband capacity by over 500 Gigabits per second (Gbps). Spanning the west coast of Africa and terminating in the United … [Read more...] about High Capacity Broadband Cable Lands at Yzerfontein
