Although the vast majority of South Africa’s telecommunications and technology companies will pass on the 1% increase in the value-added tax rate — from 14% to 15% — from 1 April, some are bucking the trend
Author: Duncan McLeod
Meet the CEO is a new, weekly feature on TechCentral. The aim is to introduce our readers to the people behind the news by providing insights into the leaders shaping South Africa’s ICT industry. Our third interview
MTN has significantly increased the per-minute charges on certain “legacy” prepaid calling plans, though the company said the increases will only affect a subset of prepaid users and are in no way related to the VAT
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined via an Internet call by Craig Mc Gregor, co-founder of DStoq, a new, global, blockchain-based stock exchange, which will
Huawei is rethinking its retail strategy in South Africa after its deal with its former partner, Fantastic 1 Mobile, broke down in a legal dispute last year. If negotiations with a possible new local partner are not fruitful
Huawei will roll out a streaming music service and a mobile payments system in South Africa in the coming months, the Chinese electronics giant said on Tuesday. Mosa Hlobelo, senior manager of business development
South African technology consumers were disappointed when French telecommunications giant Orange pulled the plug on its local online retail store in 2016. But now Telkom has launched a similar store, promising
Meet the CEO is a new, weekly feature on TechCentral. The aim is to introduce our readers to the people behind the news by providing insights into the leaders shaping South Africa’s ICT industry. Our second interview
Thank you for listening to the TechCentral podcast. In this episode, Duncan McLeod interviews Colin Fleming, head of retail at Zapper, the mobile payments specialist.
Fleming talks about his career in technology
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the launch of streaming music giant Spotify in South Africa and what it means for local music lovers. Also this week, they discuss EOH’s share