Author: Duncan McLeod

Despite continued rapid growth in demand for data by customers, Vodacom South Africa eked out a meagre 3.9% increase in data revenue in the 2019 financial year as price cuts and lower out-of-bundle tariffs impacted the top line.

In the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the astonishing comeback of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. What’s driving it? And what happens next?

MTN Group had 236.6 million subscribers on its books at the end of its financial first quarter, to 31 March 2019, up from 232.6 million at the end of December.

The turnaround at Altron is gathering steam, reporting a 50% improvement in full-year headline earnings per share from continuing operations.

A Nigerian court has thrown out an objection lodged by Nigeria’s attorney-general, paving the way for the substance of an MTN lawsuit against the AG to be argued next month.

A Nigerian court is expected to hand down judgment on Tuesday in the ongoing battle between the nation’s attorney-general and MTN, with the AG claiming the group owes $2-billion in unpaid duties and taxes.

On the podcast this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Takealot’s decision to open a flagship customer collections centre in Midrand and two dozen other pick-up points around the country.

Picture essay | Takealot.com, the online retailer controlled by Naspers, has officially launched its flagship customer collections point on the New Road Bridge in Johannesburg.

The news this week that government has again kicked the spectrum licensing can down the road is further evidence that it isn’t taking the needs of the sector seriously enough.

Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has dashed hopes for the urgent licensing of new broadband spectrum to mobile operators.