The Malawian government has announced the drafting of new cyber laws to control the use of social media across the country, local newspaper Nyasa Times reports. According to information ninister Jappie Mhango, a bill that will impose harsh punishment
South Africa needs to be an extremely favourable investment destination if it wants to rescue the ailing economy and prevent it from reaching junk status, according to Chris Hart. A downgrade is likely on the cards for South Africa, said Hart, who was embroiled in
South African Internet micro-jobbing service Money for Jam (M4Jam) has ceased trading after failing to make a profit, the company’s CEO Andre Hugo has said. M4Jam was launched
First National Bank says it plans to close more than 20 outlets amid the growing adoption of digital banking channels. The bank came to the decision after it launched a review of branch related functions. The bank found that, during the expansion of
Vodacom South Africa is considering various options for its sluggish mobile money transfer service, M-Pesa. M-Pesa allows customers – particularly unbanked users – to transfer money
Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator has lifted its suspension of services to MTN, the mobile network said on Tuesday. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) suspended regulatory services to MTN last year
The chairman of the South African Post Office has hit back at parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) for questioning his commitment to the state-owned entity. Simosezwe Lushaba was lambasted by Scopa for failing to attend the committee’s
Police are investigating a case of malicious damage to property after a cellphone store was broken into at the Musgrave Centre shopping mall in Durban on Sunday morning, police said. “Tills were left open and the safe was tampered
Moody’s Investors Service has placed the ratings of 11 South African regional and local governments and three government-related entities under review for possible downgrade. In addition, Moody’s has changed to
An MTN store at the upmarket Coastlands Gatemax centre in Umhlanga was brazenly robbed in the early hours of Friday morning, police said on Friday. Six men armed with handguns and assault rifles
