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Vodacom is unable to expand its 4G/LTE network in rural areas because it simply does not have the spectrum it needs to do so at an affordable cost. Group chief technology officer Andries Delport said at a press conference in Sandton on Tuesday

Following the cuts in wholesale prices announced by Telkom’s Openserve infrastructure division last month, MWeb, one of South Africa’s largest Internet service providers, has announced new, lower-priced

Net1 UEPS Technologies, the group whose subsidiary, Cash Paymaster Services, controversially manages South Africa’s welfare payments system, has terminated the services of its former CEO, Serge Belamant, it said on

Altech Netstar, a subsidiary of JSE-listed technology group Altron, has acquired 100% of Australian fleet management business Fleet Logistics for an undisclosed sum. Fleet Logistics, which trades as EZY2C, specialises in

African Rainbow Capital, the black-owned investment company chaired by billionaire Patrice Motsepe, has acquired a 20% stake in 4G/LTE operator Rain (formerly Wireless Business Solutions). The value of the deal

Dimension Data will announce a new black economic empowerment deal by no later than the end of October, the group’s Middle East and Africa CEO, Grant Bodley, told TechCentral on Thursday. The new transaction

Scandal-hit state power utility Eskom placed chief financial officer Anoj Singh on special leave on Thursday after he was linked to a series of questionable deals with members of the Gupta family who are

EOH, whose share price gyrated wildly on Thursday, has moved to calm jitters among investors. The company issued a statement to “stakeholders” saying the company remains “strong, with a great leadership team