Growth in South Africa’s IT sector will far outperform the rest of the economy, driven by the shift to cloud computing, according to new research from International Data Corp. In a presentation at Microsoft in
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Netflix does not pose a threat to job creation in South Africa’s sector and the “hype” surrounding the US online streaming service is “exaggerated”. That’s according to Surie Ramasary, CEO of Black, the new streaming
Telkom’s headline and basic earnings per share will decline by between 15% and 25% for the year ended 31 March 2018 as a result of an increased tax bill and higher employee costs, the partially state-owned
MTN South Africa plans to deploy 4G/LTE technology in the 900MHz band, sharing the relatively low-frequency spectrum with its 2G, 3G and Internet of things communications technologies
Telecommunications & postal service minister Siyabonga Cwele has promised to listen to the industry’s complaints about the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill and will delay the publication of the next
The Universal Service & Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa) has been plunged into deeper crisis after suspended CEO Lumko Mtimde this week laid a formal complaint with the public protector over his suspension
State-owned broadcasting signal distributor Sentech is burning through R150m/year in cash as South Africa’s digital migration programme drags on, telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele
Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba says the new automated biometric identification system (Abis) project will help integrate all systems, inside and outside government, to offer a single source for biometric
Tencent Holdings surged after delivering record profit that topped analyst estimates, calming investors who’d braced for a big hit to margins. The stock climbed as much as 7.1% in Hong Kong, its biggest
One of the world’s largest telecommunications operators, New York-headquartered Verizon Communications, will back a new 5G network to be deployed in South Africa by local telecommunications company Comsol