Author: Staff Reporter

MTN South Africa has announced it will “zero-rate”, or provide free data, for access to the popular South African schools management software d6 Communicator to its 32m customers. The software, which is available for PCs and mobile

Acquisitive JSE-listed IT services group EOH has announced it is buying 100% of Aptronics, a company that provides networking, virtualisation, and server and storage infrastructure services to businesses for R194m. The purchase price is payable over two

One of the biggest retail and industrial areas in Johannesburg, Strijdompark in Randburg, is getting fibre broadband. BitCo has announced plans to wire up the large number of businesses in the area

The International Finance Corporation, which forms part of the World Bank Group, and related funds managed by the IFC Asset Management Company are buying a 18% stake in South Africa- and US-listed technology group Net1 for US$107,7m (about R1,6bn). IFC has agreed to

Google and partner Livity Africa have revealed a programme to train a million young Africans in digital skills in the next 12 months. The companies intend to provide training to

Roads agency Sanral on Tuesday tore strips off the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, accusing the lobby group of making statements and claims that are both defamatory and actionable

Open-access fibre telecommunications infrastructure provider DFA (Dark Fibre Africa) has acquired a “significant minority stake” in fibre-to-the-home specialist SA Digital Villages for an undisclosed sum. The transaction will see

Fibre broadband infrastructure provider Metrofibre Networx has reached an agreement with Link Africa that will see it replace all of the links for its core network with its own fibre over the next two years. Until now, the company has leased the fibre links for its core

Troubled technology group Altron has signed a binding agreement to dispose of its long-held subsidiary Aberdare Group for R1,2bn in cash. Altron subsidiary Powertech, which owns Aberdare, has entered into binding agreements to sell Hengtong Optic

MultiChoice has announced that is has added 22 channels to its DStv Now streaming service, bringing the total number of live channels to 46 and stepping up the rivalry with sister company ShowMax. DStv Now can be accessed online