Author: Staff Reporter

Facebook has hired Africa Check and AFP to try to crack down on the sharing of fake news on the social media platform in South Africa.

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) on Thursday slammed communications regulator Icasa’s new call termination rate regime, saying it favours the industry’s larger players.

EOH Holdings financial director John King has resigned. King announced his decision to leave the business at the group’s annual results presentation in Sandton on Wednesday.

JSE-listed Alaris Holdings said on Tuesday that is has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based mWave Industries, which develops custom and commercial microwave antenna solutions.

Fibre infrastructure provider Metrofibre Networx is getting into the Internet service provision game.

Telecoms minister Siyabonga Cwele must immediately release the full report of the CSIR into the spectrum requirements of the planned wholesale open-access network, the Democratic Alliance has said.

Woolworths is making a big play in mobile commerce, announcing on Thursday that it has launched in-app shopping in its smartphone app.

Angola Cables’ South Atlantic Cable System (Sacs), a new, high-speed submarine telecommunications cable connecting Africa and South America, has been launched commercially.

Seacom has acquired 100% of KwaZulu-Natal Internet service provider SAI for an undisclosed sum as it moves to expand its Seacom Business service in the province.

Standard Bank Group has withdrawn a cautionary announcement to shareholders related to demands placed on it by Nigeria’s central bank over the alleged illegal repatriation of $8.1-billion in funds by MTN Group.