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Microsoft has launched its latest entry-level smartphone in South Africa. Aimed at the mass market, the Windows Phone-powered Lumia 535 will cost from a recommended retail price of

Beyond a large increase in tariffs, a material improvement in Eskom’s financial profile is not expected before new generation capacity comes on stream, Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday

Mobile operator MTN may be mulling the idea of taking a stake in rival Telkom, according to a report published on Monday. Citing three sources “familiar with the negotiations”, Bloomberg, a news agency, says MTN has

Parcelninja, the Johannesburg-based start-up launched to take charge of the storage and distribution needs of e-commerce companies in South Africa, has announced it has raised R20m in funding from UK-based C5 Holdings

MultiChoice has been fined R40 000 for airing two promotions deemed unsuitable for children, the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa has ruled. The first complaint was lodged by Charlene Baptiste in August

The Democratic Alliance has called for the department of communications, the new portfolio created after last year’s general election – when President Jacob Zuma split the old communications department in two – to be disbanded

The war of words between communications minister Faith Muthambi and Democratic Alliance MP Gavin Davis continued over the weekend over allegations by Davis that government is directing a disportionate amount of

The South African Post Office expects to report a loss of R1,3bn by the end of its financial year in March, it was reported on Monday. For this and other reason auditors expressed doubts, in the Post Office’s 2014-2015

The power grid was under pressure on Monday after one of Koeberg’s units — which produces 900MW — was taken out of service, Eskom said. “Unit one is out of service because of a technical fault,” Eskom spokesman

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has introduced its first phase of switching off analogue viewing and moving towards digital terrestrial viewing in central Namibia, it announced on Sunday