Vodacom has apologised to a complainant in Fochville who put up banners slamming the mobile operator’s signal in the area. The disgruntled Vodacom customer, who doesn’t want to be named, said in a phone interview on Friday afternoon that the
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A new courier service is launching in Cape Town and may spread to other cities. Picup, which is being launched on Thursday, aims to disrupt traditional courier services by offering near instant delivery of documents and small parcels. The service
Social media has not lived up to the promise of brand engagement, says a local expert. As marketers increasingly look for better ways to engage consumers, SMS and e-mail remain primary tools
Striking MTN employees kept up their picket at the company’s head office near Roodepoort ahead of an expected meeting on Wednesday to break the deadlock. With police officers guarding the entrance to
International companies that supplied content to South Africa via online streaming or subscription services should pay their fair share of tax, PwC said on Tuesday. Such multinational companies
Mobile operator MTN has apologised to customers for service disruptions as strike action continues to impact on operations. “It is with great disappointment that our customers are subjected to the recent service experiences which are as a result of the
Statistics South Africa did not rule out that load shedding has had an impact on the manufacturing sector’s decline in GDP, but added that it could not confirm its impact. “It could just have easily been a lack of interest in products and we might have seen
BlackBerry may be on the back foot in many parts of the world, but in South Africa the brand continues to hold its own, despite intense marketing from rivals. According to mobile marketplace Phonefinder, despite Samsung being the most popular manufacturer
The rural Eastern Cape is about to get high-speed Internet service though a dedicated Wi-Fi connection. Project Isizwe is well known for rolling out the City of Tshwane’s massive Wi-Fi programme
A new-style South African start-up accelerator has changed the traditional business model by not taking any equity in new technology businesses. “There are a number of reasons that we have decided to go with a no equity approach. First, it is a better deal