Author: Duncan McLeod

The acting judge president on Tuesday set down the date for a crucial hearing on the licensing of spectrum by communications regulator Icasa radio frequency.

The long-running legal dispute in the “please call me” saga between Vodacom and its former employee, Nkosana Makate, has taken another turn.

MultiChoice Group has announced its annual price adjustments, with average prices set to rise by 2.7% from 1 April.

New Telkom CEO Serame Taukobong has a challenge on his hands: the mobile growth story that underpinned the business in recent years appears to be ending.

Telkom grew its mobile base by just 10% year on year in the third quarter of its financial year to 16.4 million, a marked slowdown from the previous quarter, sending its shares tumbling.

A bribes-for-contracts scandal involving Neotel and Transnet should be referred to law enforcement for further action, the state capture commission has recommended.

MTN Group has raised gross proceeds R4.3-billion through the sale of shares in its Nigerian subsidiary that has seen its stake in reduced to 75.6%.

VodaPay and other financial services offerings are playing an increasingly important role in Vodacom Group’s growth story.

Six companies, including Telkom, have applied to participate in the disputed upcoming auction by Icasa of radio frequency spectrum.

The co-founders Skype and Flutterwave are among the big names backing a new tech growth fund aimed at investing in African “impact start-ups”.