Mobile telecommunications operator MTN and pan-African fibre-optic infrastructure provider Liquid Telecom have signed a partnership deal in terms of which they will jointly offer customers access to their wireless and fixed services across the continent
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Instant messaging service Mxit is the best Web application ever to be created in Africa, according to Alan Knott-Craig. Knott-Craig previously headed up wireless provider iBurst and mobile social network Mxit. But Knott-Craig – who is the son of
South Africa’s real GDP contracted by 1,3% in the second quarter of 2015, Statistics South Africa announced on Tuesday. “The economy has performed negatively in second quarter of 2015,” said statistician-general Pali Lehohla. Real GDP increased by 1,2% year-on-year
Technology and services company Dell has appointed Douglas Woolley as GM of its South African business, replacing the long-serving Stewart van Graan, who is moving into an expanded role as enterprise solutions GM for emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East
Project Isizwe CEO and former iBurst boss Alan Knott-Craig has launched a new wireless Internet service provider, HeroTel, to provide wireless broadband to homes and businesses, TechCentral can reveal. Knott-Craig wants HeroTel
Cheaper tablets are driving growth for this segment in South Africa, a report says. According to data from International Data Corp, tablets recorded 56% growth in the country, with lower-priced devices leading the charge
IT and telecommunications shares took a pounding on Monday as a global stock market rout hammered the JSE. Big companies such as MTN and EOH were trading sharply lower as investors fled shares for safer assets
Internet streaming is a serious competitive threat to broadcast television in South Africa, but the technology is hamstrung by cost challenges, says an analyst. “There is no doubt that Internet streaming
OpenView HD, the satellite-based free-to-air television service launched by the same group that owns e.tv, has finally disclosed its user numbers. Platco Digital, which operates the platform on which OpenView HD is distributed, said on Monday that the service
Fast-growing Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is coming to Africa. The company, which is now one of the largest smartphone makers worldwide, has appointed Mobile in Africa to represent it 50 African countries. Mobile in Africa is headed by RJ van Spaandonk