Author: Staff Reporter

MultiChoice has announced it will rename its DStv Extra bouquet of satellite television channels. Effective immediately, the bouquet will be known as DStv Compact Plus. The plan costs R489/month, and is placed between the

Kuben Pillay is the new chairman of Cell C, while Larry Nestadt will serve as his deputy, the mobile operator said on Monday. The appointments follow the recapitalisation of Cell C and the purchase by

Controversial Gupta-aligned businessman Mzwanele Manyi is buying the Gupta-owned ANN7 and The New Age for R450m, it was revealed on Monday. A Manyi-owned company called Lodidox is buying Infinity Media

Showmax and Vast Networks, the open-access Wi-Fi provider owned by Dimension Data and Naspers, have reached an agreement to provide zero-rated access to the streaming content provider’s shows and movies for

The Internet Service Providers’ Association, an industry body that represents many of South Africa’s ISPs, believes regulatory intervention is needed to force operators to open their networks to resellers. That this hasn’t happened

MultiChoice has introduced a new WiFi Connector, allowing consumers to connect their DStv Explora personal video recorder (PVR) decoders to the Internet wirelessly. The new connector comes four years after MultiChoice

Vodacom has concluded the initial public offering of its Tanzanian subsidiary on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in Tanzania, trading at a 6% premium to the offer price. The South African-headquartered mobile telecommunications

Lycamobile, one of the world’s largest mobile virtual network operators, has firmed up its plans to launch services in South Africa, piggybacking on Cell C’s network. TechCentral first reported in March that Lycamobile

The GSMA has blasted the wholesale open-access network model favoured by the South African government for the mobile industry, saying network competition has a proven track record in delivering

South Africa is placed 80th worldwide in terms of average broadband speeds, according to new research. The data from 63m broadband speed tests in 189 countries, and extracted by Cable.co.uk, shows that