The Electronic Communications Amendment Bill must be withdrawn because, among other things, government’s plan to create a single wireless open-access network is a “high-risk intervention that South Africa cannot
Author: Duncan McLeod
Duncan McLeod
Duncan McLeod is founder and managing editor of TechCentral. With more than 30 years of experience in technology journalism, he has worked for and contributed to a range of publications, including the Financial Mail, the Sunday Times and the Financial Times.
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
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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
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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
In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews the executives behind SportsPodium, a blockchain-based information ledger for sportspeople and sporting communities. In the interview
Vodacom had 73.6m active customers across its various markets at the end of December, an increase of 13% year on year, the JSE-listed telecommunications group said on Wednesday in a
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Reunert, the JSE-listed electronics and electrical engineering company, will acquire wireless broadband service provider SkyWire Technologies. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. SkyWire mainly serves