The television landscape in South Africa has seen a shift in recent months with the launch of streaming content and video-on-demand services, says a local expert. While the launch of streaming content has not had a major impact on traditional forms
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Telkom has secured an urgent court interdict against the Communication Workers Union (CWU) amid allegations of violence and intimidation at a strike against the company. A strike against Telkom turned ugly on Monday
Telkom said that a union-led strike outside its Centurion offices in Gauteng turned ugly on Monday with employees being “aggressively intimidated” and “threatened with violence”. Jacqui O’Sullivan, Telkom communication
A South African student organisation said it may shut down campuses across the country in protest against planned fee increases for 2017. Two institutions – Mangosuthu University of Technology
South Africa’s first video-on-demand channel catering specifically the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has been launched. PrideTV costs R79/month, or R790/year. Subscribers
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande on Sunday said he was concerned about students threatening to shut down universities countrywide amid 2017 university fee talks. Nzimande in a statement called for calm
The price of fuel could soon be significantly cheaper, owing to the strengthening of the rand, the Automobile Association said on Monday. “Petrol is slated for a reduction of up to 69c/l, diesel 94c, and
Hundreds of Telkom staff have launched strike action against the company this week over a pay dispute. The Communication Workers Union, which is behind the strike, says Telkom workers need a cost-of-living
While so-called over-the-top messaging services dominate in South Africa as a mobile communication tool, the uptake of voice over IP is slower, say experts. Global digital specialist adviser
Vodacom has become the first operator to respond to the aggressive new “FreeMe” tariff plans from Telkom. But the country’s biggest operator is not exactly shouting about its new “+ (Plus)” plans from the