Author: Duncan McLeod

The data breach at credit bureau Experian Africa may not be as serious as first feared. The company said late on Wednesday that its investigations show that the compromised data was not used for fraud.

Credit bureau Experian has suffered a huge data breach, exposing the personal information of as many as 24 million South Africans and almost 800 000 businesses to a “suspected fraudster”.

Mark Rayner, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa, joins the podcast to discuss the major announcements made by the pay-television operator on Wednesday, including the launch of the DStv Explora Ultra.

MultiChoice Group has launched a “dishless” streaming version of DStv. The offering, which works using the DStv Now app or website, doesn’t require customers to buy and install a satellite dish and decoder.

Ralph Mupita, MTN Group’s chief financial officer, will replace Rob Shuter as the CEO of the telecommunications provider on 1 September.

MultiChoice Group-owned Netflix rival Showmax has launched a Pro version of its service in South Africa, offering the full catalogue of content, plus live-streamed sport.

The high court in Pretoria has handed a significant and potentially ground-breaking legal defeat to Telkom, and victory to Vodacom, over the use of the former’s ducts used to carry broadband cables.

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings said on Monday that it has become the victim of a cyberattack, with criminals able to access sensitive data on its systems.

Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseko has taken a haircut to his remuneration in the 2020 financial year after no short-term incentives were paid to executive directors.

Liquid Telecom South Africa has made no decision yet about retrenching staff but has begun a consultation process with employees that could – and probably will – lead to job losses in the months ahead.