Author: Duncan McLeod

MTN Group’s share price topped R200/share on Wednesday, the first time the JSE-listed telecoms giant has touched these levels in nearly seven years.

Fitbit is recalling about 1.7 million of its Ionic smartwatches globally following reports of burn injuries from overheating batteries.

Investment firms Blantyre Capital and Greenpoint Capital have offered R250-million to rescue cinema chain Ster-Kinekor Theatres.

Mustek has continued its robust financial performance, on Wednesday reporting growth in interim headline earnings per share of 17.3%.

Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has proclaimed 31 March as the date that South Africa will switch off analogue television broadcasts.

VALR.com, the cryptocurrency exchange co-founded by Farzan Ehsani, has raised more than R750-million in funding at a valuation of about R3.7-billion.

MultiChoice will not pull the plug on RT, the state-funded Russian news channel, even as the EU and major tech companies move to sanction it.

Vumatel has acquired a 45% non-controlling stake in fixed-wireless and fibre Internet service provider Herotel.

Blue Label Telecoms’ co-CEOs Mark and Brett Levy have expressed their frustration that investors continue to punish Blue Label for their Cell C deal, despite the solid performance of the group in recent years.

A new research report from the Internet Society has found that South Africa has the most resilient Internet on the African continent.