Author: Duncan McLeod

Standard Bank is building a mobile virtual network operator, according to well-placed industry sources. The bank has hired former Virgin Mobile South Africa CEO Steve Bailey to its executive team. Standard Bank is

Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg are back for another packed episode of technology news. In the show this week, Elon Musk puts a Tesla in space – and why it was such a monumental achievement

Government’s Electronic Communications Amendment Bill is unconstitutional, will create a new infrastructure monopoly in the form of a proposed wholesale open-access network and will ultimately be detrimental

Telkom wants a drastically different approach to future spectrum allocation than its bigger rivals, MTN and Vodacom, arguing in a submission to government that all unassigned high-demand spectrum

The Electronic Communications Amendment Bill must be withdrawn because, among other things, government’s plan to create a single wireless open-access network is a “high-risk intervention that South Africa cannot

In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats to Mondi Hattingh, Jaco Visagie and Andy Openshaw about Reunert’s acquisition, announced this week, of telecommunications

Was MultiChoice justified in ending its contract with formerly Gupta-owned 24-hour news channel ANN7? Did the broadcaster use the deal to try to influence government policy? Did it bully the SABC to try

MultiChoice South Africa CEO Calvo Mawela on Thursday declined to comment publicly on scathing criticism by e.tv and eNCA parent eMedia Investments over remarks Mawela made at a press conference on Wednesday

MultiChoice admitted on Wednesday that “mistakes” were made in contractual negotiations with the formerly Gupta-owned 24-news channel ANN7 and that the agreement will be terminated when the deal expires in August 2018. The channel

In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod chats via Skype to wiGroup founder and CEO about the investment the mobile loyalty software company has attracted from Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and global