Alan Knott-Craig, the former iBurst MD and now CEO of social network MXit, has teamed up with writer and journalist Gus Silber to pen a new book on SA’s mobile industry, with a focus on the rise of MXit. The book, called Mobinomics: Mxit and Africa’s Mobile Revolution, looks at what mobile technology
MTN’s share price is likely to remain wobbly as jittery foreign investors face massive pressure from US authorities and lobby groups to quit their exposure in Africa’s R255bn cellphone giant because of its business activities in Iran. The company is in danger of being smacked with US sanctions for allegedly providing the Iranian government
The National Association of School Governing Bodies wants a ban on children using cellphones at SA’s schools, Beeld newspaper reported on Friday. According to the association, this was crucial to allow pupils to focus on their work, and to “protect them against irregularities on social networks”. Association
Mobile operator 8ta is in the market for a new marketing and sales executive. Stephen Blewett, who had filled this role until last week, has resigned. Blewett joined 8ta, which is the mobile arm of Telkom and SA’s fourth cellphone network operator, in 2009 as a contractor for an initial one-year term. The contract
Dimension Data’s long-serving Africa and Middle East CEO Allan Cawood is stepping down at the end of May. This has triggered a management shake-up at the technology services group, with Internet Solutions (IS) MD Derek Wilcocks taking over the position
Vodacom is expecting to turn in a solid financial performance for the financial year ended 31 March when it reports its results on 21 May. However, both basic and headline earnings per share have been dragged lower by a higher effective tax rate. The company delivered an encouraging performance
The ANC Youth League on Wednesday said it was shocked that its website had been tampered with. “Such tampering is condemned and we hope that there will be no future repetition of such interference,” the ANCYL said in a statement. “We do expect that such wrong-doings will never be repeated
Sanral is still studying a ruling by the high court in Pretoria which brought the Gauteng e-tolling project to a halt, it said on Wednesday. “Sanral together with the department of transport has noted the judgment handed down by the north Gauteng court,” spokesman Felix Sebata said in a statement. “We respect the judgement
Norbert Claussen, CEO of Altron subsidiary Powertech, has resigned from his position at the company. He has also stepped down as a director of the Altron board. His departure is effective from 30 June. Claussen joined the Altron group in 1996 as CEO of Willard Batteries. The division expanded to become
Are recent cuts in wholesale termination rates leading to lower calls prices? Cell C has effectively cut prepaid voice tariffs by launching its “Supa-Woza” promotion to customers on “all-day”, “per-second” and standard prepaid tariff plans which offers 50% bonus airtime if they recharge with R10 or more. However
