Vodacom has unveiled its first contract tariff plan that offers subscribers unlimited phone calls and text messages for a fixed monthly fee. The new product forms part of a new portfolio called “Red”. The unlimited plan
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Eskom has been granted an 8%/year electricity tariff hike for the next five years, significantly below the 16% it was seeking, the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) said on Thursday. The power utility quickly spoke out against Nersa’s decision, saying the the approved tariff hike will
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and MeerKAT radio telescope projects have been allocated R1,9bn over the next three years, according to the 2013 national budget tabled by finance minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday. A large portion of the international SKA project
Consumers who have been looking forward to Telkom’s new 20Mbit/s and 40Mbit/s digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband products are going to have to dig deep for access to the ultra-high-speed network. Prices from the country’s
MTN will implement a 200MB/month “fair-usage” cap on the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) from next month in a move designed to reduce load on its network. MTN and other operators have complained in the past about a small percentage of BlackBerry customers who download well
Telkom has completed its pilot of its upgraded fixed-line broadband network and plans to launch commercial services offering 20Mbit/s and 40Mbit/s connections from next week. The telecommunications operator has been testing the upgraded
The politically connected, controversy-plagued consortium that failed to deliver on the R2bn Gauteng Online Project, SMMT Online (now trading as Cloudseed), may get a second bite at the cherry. The five-year Gauteng government tender to install Internet-connected computer
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has been unable to recoup millions of rand from noncompliant licensees. This indicates the regulator is incapable of properly managing the sector. In January, Icasa councillor Joseph Lebooa
Media freedom campaigners say police in Zimbabwe are breaking the law by seizing and banning small radio receivers that can tune in to stations not linked to the state broadcasting monopoly controlled by President Robert Mugabe’s party. The Media Institute of Southern Africa
Vodacom is stepping up its war with Cell C, launching a new radio advertisement that takes aggressive aim at the smaller operator’s new Supacharge prepaid airtime plans. At the same time, Cell C is taking aim at Vodacom in a new print media campaign that questions its bigger rival’s tariff plans