Author: Staff Reporter

Volkswagen has launched its We Connect Go “connected car” app to South Africans who own the company’s vehicles. Cars manufactured from 2008 support the technology.

MTN South Africa has introduced new prepaid data bundles offering 1GB of data valid for the day of purchase for R29.

Nedbank has unveiled Avo, a digital platform that provides users of its smartphone banking app with access to a range of online products and services from merchants.

Standard Bank has rolled out major changes to its smartphone banking app in an effort to keep customers out of its branches.

JSE-listed technology services company EOH Holdings has appointed former Nampak CEO Andrew Marshall to its board. He joins the board as an independent non-executive director on 21 May.

In a bid to keep its subscriber base engaged, MultiChoice South Africa has announced various offers to its clients, including free access to 600 Udemy online courses until 31 July.

Kevin Tucker, CEO of online shopping price comparison website PriceCheck, said there has been a spike in e-commerce volumes since a ban on unfettered e-trading was lifted late last week.

Independent tower operator Helios Towers said on Friday that one of its South African subsidiaries, HTSA Towers, has agreed to buy 65 wireless telecommunications sites from Eagle Towers SA.

Telkom’s retail division has slashed the price of digital subscriber line broadband services for six months as part of a promotion.

Vodacom on Wednesday announced that it has formed a partnership with Google parent Alphabet to offer Internet access in rural Mozambique using Loon Internet balloons.