Author: Duncan McLeod

The SABC board on Friday labelled government’s plan to switch off analogue television broadcasts on 31 March as an “unsustainable risk” to the rights of millions of indigent South African households.

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse said the state-owned company is trying to ram through a “massive” contract for set-top box installations. Sentech has denied the allegations.

Podcast | Simon Dingle and Steven Sidley believe a revolution is coming to the world of finance, and it could mean the end of banks – at least as we know them.

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has notched up a couple of successes on her watch. But the communications minister now risks making a hash of things.

CIVH, the Remgro-controlled parent company of Dark Fibre Africa and Vumatel, has reported a sharp reduction in losses in its most recent reporting period.

Seacom’s contribution to Remgro’s headline earnings fell by 77% in the year ended December 2021, driven lower by increased operational costs and forex losses.

South African technology entrepreneur Vinny Lingham has a new venture, and he believes it could serve as the antidote to boring Zoom meetings.

Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said every South African learner will get a free, government-supplied e-mail address, with the project to kick off later this year.

MultiChoice Group, seeking to end the practice of password sharing on its DStv streaming service, has begun enforcing a new rule that limits streaming to one device at a time.

MTN South Africa is aiming to reach 25% coverage of South Africa’s population with next-generation 5G services by the end of the year, and 60% by 2025.