Swedish phone-app developer True Software Scandinavia is in talks with wireless operators including Bharti Airtel to expand its fast-growing Truecaller spam filtering service in Africa. Truecaller is seeking to roll out a version
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Nigerian lawmakers investigating allegations of illegal repatriation of almost US$14bn by MTN Group’s local unit have found the company hadn’t violated the law. There were no “proofs of collusion to contravene the foreign exchange
Two days after Vodacom said it would begin trialling 5G services in South Africa on a limited basis, MTN has also jumped on the bandwagon, saying in a statement on Thursday morning that it has signed a memorandum of understanding
China’s Tencent Holdings, in which JSE-listed Naspers owns a one-third stake, has bought 145.8m non-voting shares Snap, saying it plans to work closely with the social media company. In an SEC filing on Wednesday, the Snapchat
Angola Cables has announced plans for a point of presence in Cape Town, its second in the country after Johannesburg, as the company gets ready to serve the market with the new South Atlantic Cable System
Bye Twitter brevity. Twitter said on Tuesday that users can send tweets with as many as 280 characters, double the current limit, the latest attempt by the social media company to revive user growth. The roll-out
Vodacom and networking equipment supplier Nokia will trial 5G technology in South Africa, the two companies said on Tuesday. Working with Vodacom in a series of workshops and trials, Nokia test how 5G
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba met with representatives of the World Bank last week to discuss financing for development of a nuclear power programme in the country, according to two people familiar with
As news emerged this week on a new submarine cable system that will connect South Africa and Brazil, another major project – the South Atlantic Cable System (Sacs) – is nearing completion. The Sacs cable, a project
French telecommunications giant Orange has launched two new points of presence in South Africa, one in Johannesburg and the other in Cape Town. The large-capacity Internet exchange points are operational