Naspers plans to lessen its exposure to China’s Tencent by reducing its stake from 33.2% to 31.2%, the JSE-listed technology and media group said in a statement to shareholders on Thursday. It will dispose of up to 190m shares
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The ZA Central Registry (ZACR), South Africa’s largest administrator of Internet domain names, has slammed .ZADNA, the regulator, over a proposal to open second-level .za domains for registration. The
Mergers and acquisitions in the technology and telecommunications sectors in Africa and the Middle East will more than quadruple in 2018 compared to 2017, according to a new forecast from multinational law firm Baker McKenzie
Dark Fibre Africa’s SqwidNet business has signed a partnership deal with Internet of things (IoT) specialist SMME IoT with the aim of connecting a million devices in South Africa in a three- to five-year period
The complaints and compliance committee of communications regulator Icasa will next week hear a complaint against MTN South Africa, brought by state-owned Transnet, after the mobile operator allegedly
Vodacom has found that deploying mobile broadband in deep rural areas can be financially rewarding. The operator said on Tuesday that it has built seven new 3G sites in the deep rural areas of Umhlabuyalingana
Communications regulator Icasa has established a Consumer Advisory Panel. The panel’s purpose is to advise Icasa on all consumer-related issues in broadcasting, telecommunications and postal services. The
SAP has moved to fill the vacancy left by former MD Brett Parker, who resigned last year following allegations the company paid kickbacks to Gupta-owned companies to secure contracts at state-owned enterprises. The
German enterprise software giant SAP admitted on Thursday that it had made payments to Gupta-linked companies and uncovered irregularities in the “management of third parties” and adherence to its compliance
Vodacom’s flagship retail mall in Midrand, Johannesburg, located at its head office campus near the New Road offramp, is to get a major revamp. As a result of the upgrade, Vodacom World – as the facility is now known after it was