Criminals are destroying our network: Eskom
Eskom issued a start warning on Wednesday, saying it will increase “load reduction” measures in Gauteng to try to cope with threats to its distribution infrastructure from criminals.
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22seven founder Christo Davel joins Direct Transact
Christo Davel, the co-founder of the 22seven personal financial management platform acquired by Old Mutual in 2013, is joining Direct Transact as chief commercial officer.
MTN is now listed in Rwanda
MTN Group has formally listed the shares of subsidiary MTN Rwandacell on the Rwanda Stock Exchange, becoming the first mobile telecommunications operator to do so.
MTN sheds 5 million customers in Nigeria
Lagos-listed MTN Nigeria Communications shed five million mobile subscribers in the first three months of the year as it struggled with customer churn and restrictions on Sim card sales and activations.
DStv adds YouTube to its top-end PVR
MultiChoice Group, continuing its strategy of cooperating with competitors, on Friday said it has added YouTube to its high-end DStv Explora Ultra personal video recorder decoder.
New iMac, iPad Pro and AirTags – South African pricing revealed
South African Apple fans can expect to pay at least R26 000 for Apple’s new M1-powered iMacs, while the new iPad Pro line-up will start at R14 000 and rise rapidly from there.
Absa debuts in-app QR payments
Absa has joined several other banks, including Capitec and FNB, in launching the ability for clients to use its banking app to make payments using QR codes.
Altron Heps to fall on Bytes disposal, weak economy
JSE-listed technology group Altron said on Wednesday that its headline earnings per share will fall by as much as 29% because of the disposal of its Bytes UK arm and weak trading conditions.
Nedbank introduces electronic payments on WhatsApp
Nedbank, working with Mastercard and South African fintech player Ukheshe, has launched the ability for banking clients to make payments to businesses in messaging platform WhatsApp.
MTN cuts prepaid data prices – 20GB for R149
MTN South Africa has taken the axe to prepaid data prices, reducing the cost of 10GB of data (including another 10GB for use at certain times of the night) to R149.