Author: Staff Reporter

Fuel prices will fall by a record in April, the Automobile Association of South Africa predicted on Friday, but few motorists and businesses with fleets will be able to take advantage.

The Competition Tribunal has confirmed as an order the Competition Commission’s consent agreement with Vodacom over data prices.

MultiChoice-owned video-on-demand provider Showmax has added seven live news channels to the platform to keep subscribers up to date during South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown.

Ster-Kinekor, South Africa’s largest cinema chain, is closed with immediate effect. The company said it’s theatres will remain closed from Wednesday until further notice.

Vox-owned fibre-to-the-home operator Frogfoot has joined rival Vumatel in promising to double line speeds for consumers stuck at home due to the Covid-19 lockdown.

The Internet Service Providers’ Association has called on its members to raise bandwidth caps and take other measures to support their customers during the looming Covid-19 lockdown.

Movie theatre company Nu Metro is closing all its cinema complexes and accompanying operations with immediate effect, it said on Tuesday.

Embattled state-owned airline South African Airways will suspend all international and regional flights, retaining only the Johannesburg-Cape Town route, as it battles the devastating effects of coronavirus lockdowns.

EOH Holdings expects to reduce its headline loss per share by at least 47% in its latest reporting period, the JSE-listed IT services group said on Thursday.

Communications regulator Icasa has suspended all public hearings until further notice due to the worsening coronavirus outbreak in South Africa.