Africa’s biggest mobile network MTN has been slapped with a Ugandan court order to pay $662 000 (R9,3m) in damages for alleged anticompetitive behaviour. It is understood that MTN supplied a mobile money transfer
Author: Agency Staff
What would frustrate South Africans enough to switch banks? Surprisingly it is not benefits, or rewards, or a cheaper alternative that would make them move, but impolite, rude or uninterested staff. This is a wake-up call for local banks, but South Africans are not alone in their number
Despite the lower cost of Wi-Fi compared to mobile network connectivity, there is still low adoption of the technology in emerging markets such as South Africa, says an industry player. “In developed markets, Wi-Fi adoption in homes is more or less 100%
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mark Barnes as group CEO of the Post Office on Thursday. Barnes has been appointed for a five-year period, starting from 15 January 2016. There is
A new “Laan” is coming to the SABC in the form of Systraat, the South African public broadcaster’s first Web series in the form of an Afrikaans animation show. Systraat will also be the SABC’s first show to roll out and be “broadcast” online first before it’s shown on linear television
Gauteng’s allocation of R123m to help fund the gap needed for the new e-tolls dispensation could be in direct contravention with the Sanral Act, an anti-toll group said on Tuesday. The act states
The process to fill three SABC board vacancies has been delayed yet again in parliament. Almost a year after the resignation of Bongani Khumalo, Thembinkosi Bonakele and the controversial
Gauteng will spend R123m in 2015 to subsidise an e-toll fees gap which occurred as a result of the reduced user charge dispensation, it announced on Tuesday. Finance and e-government MEC
A day after reassuring the country that Eskom plans to avoid load shedding in the foreseeable future; it celebrated its 100th day without cutting power supply on Tuesday. The backlog in the maintenance programme of its ageing power plants is making steady progress, improving
Nigerian regulators’ decision to extend a 16 November deadline to fine MTN R75bn suggests discussions are making headway, says an analyst. The Nigerian Communications Commission issued