Outgoing MTN interim executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko, whose last day as effective interim CEO is on Friday before his replacement, new group CEO Rob Shuter, starts work on Monday, has urged government to be cautious
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Metered taxi drivers blocked the main highways around South Africa’s biggest airport to protest against Uber Technologies, resulting in passengers missing their flights. More than 48 vehicles were blocking access to OR Tambo International
MultiChoice said on Friday that it has expanded its Internet television service, DStv Now, to the Google Chromecast, allowing users to “cast” streaming DStv channels, Catch Up videos and movies to their TVs. “The option to share content from
MultiChoice is giving serious consideration to the launch a standalone streaming version of DStv, not delivered via direct-to-home satellite but offered exclusively over broadband connections and not
Shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a major shake-up at technology group Altron, ending decades of absolute control by the Venter family and ushering in a new strategic shareholder in the form
Recent research by TomTom shows that Cape Town has the most congested roads in South Africa. The city’s CBD is particularly hard hit by traffic delays. Now a new technology-based initiative has been launched to try to tackle the problem head-on. Accelerate
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele is considering a proposal from six South African telecoms operators, and presented by Deloitte, that, if accepted, could help overcome the impasse between
National treasury will not act illegally and approve a new welfare distribution deal with Net1 UEPS Technologies unless it has been sanctioned by the country’s constitutional court, the spokesman for the country’s ruling party said
Iflix, a video streaming service with customers mostly in Southeast Asia, raised US$90m (about R1,2bn) in a round led by telecommunications giants Liberty Global and Kuwait-based Zain to take on Netflix and Naspers, which owns ShowMax, in Africa
Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe on Tuesday confirmed that the power utility will expedite plans to close four power stations in order to accommodate renewable independent power producers. The stations are the 3GW Kriel, 1GW Komati, 2GW