Author: Staff Reporter

Just three months after introducing a low-cost, 1GB WhatsApp data bundle costing only R10, MTN South Africa has hiked the price – for many users, at least – by 200%. Introduced in April, MTN said the price increase had

The Films and Publications Amendment Bill raises serious freedom-of-speech concerns and should be rewritten, the Internet Service Providers’ Association said on Thursday. Describing the bill as a “classic example of good

Thomas Brennan, the former head of digital innovation at Discovery has launched a digital stokvel – an app-based investment vehicle that claims to slash the cost of investment. Called Franc, the app makes investing

A new global study by IBM Security has found that the average cost to a company’s bottom line of a data breach in South Africa has risen to R36.5-million. The study found that hidden costs in data breaches

DStv parent MultiChoice will open all its SuperSport channels to all subscribers, irrespective of which bouquet they’re on, for a period of 18 days, starting on Friday, 13 July, it said. “All DStv Access, Family, Compact and

A new cryptocurrency exchange, BitFund, has been launched in South Africa offering access to 20 of the largest digital currencies worldwide. BitFund offers a single point of entry to structure a portfolio and securely

Two weeks after appointing Sentech’s Aldred Dreyer as head of South Africa’s digital terrestrial television programme management office, communications minister has named the members of Broadcasting Digital

A bill that will introduce a radical overhaul of legislation governing South Africa’s ICT sector should scrapped in favour of tweaking existing legislation, the Free Market Foundation again argued on Monday. The foundation

Telkom is introducing low-cost voice bundles to all of its data-led FreeMe plans, with calls to any local network as low as 30c/minute. The telecommunications operator said on Friday that the promotional

It’s all rather academic at this stage, but Vodacom – like rival MTN – is keen to show off the capabilities of 5G wireless broadband technology. The company will use the upcoming Durban July to showcase the capabilities