Author: Duncan McLeod

New research from Ookla has found that upgrading to a 5G Android handset in South Africa is hardly worth the money.

Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseko will step down later this month, half a year earlier than originally planned.

Icasa on Friday took a major step forward in licensing radio frequency spectrum for 4G and 5G broadband services.

Shares in JSE-listed electronics group Ellies Holdings plunged as much as 44% on Friday after it issued a weaker-than-expected trading update.

Standard Bank and Lightstone have disclosed a data breach and said that some property owners’ information in South Africa was accessed without permission.

Former Incredible Connection executive director David Hirsch has launched a new retail venture specialising in refurbished technology.

Equinix is acquiring Nigerian data centre and submarine cable operator MainOne in a deal that gives MainOne at an enterprise value of $320-million.

MTN South Africa chief technology and information officer Giovanni Chiarelli is stepping down after five years. He will leave the group at the end of the month.

Meta Platforms has responded to the news last week that several South African publishers are dragging it and Google to the Competition Commission.

MTN Group, the largest pan-African telecommunications operator, said on Monday that it plans to implement a Covid-19 vaccine mandate.