Author: Staff Reporter

Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas will replace Phuthuma Nhleko as chairman of MTN Group at the end of the year. At the same time, former President Thabo Mbeki will head a new advisory board.

Newzroom Afrika, the new 24-hour new channel licensed by MultiChoice that replaces the defunct, formerly Gupta-owned ANN7, will be launched on DStv on Thursday.

Weeks after announcing a comprehensive cloud computing deal with Amazon Web Services, Standard Bank said it has signed a strategic partnership with AWS rival Microsoft.

It’s not MTN’s biggest operation, but Ghana is nonetheless an important market for the group. And the latest results from the West African subsidiary are likely to cheer investors.

MTN has accused the Competition Commission of using outdated information in preparing its report on the data services market in South Africa.

The cut-off low pressure system that brought floods to KwaZulu-Natal this week has wreaked havoc on Openserve’s infrastructure in the region, the Telkom-owned company said on Wednesday.

South African bitcoin company Centbee has closed a series-A funding round with entrepreneur Calvin Ayre worth R18.3-million. Ayre is founder of CoinGeek and Antigua-based investment firm Ayre Ventures.

Absa Group has successfully migrated its banking platform, used by its subsidiaries, from the UK, where it was run by Barclays, to South Africa.

Facebook and its allied services WhatsApp and Instagram were down for users around the world on Sunday.

Icasa has published a draft findings document flowing from its inquiry into subscription television broadcasting services in South Africa.