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Investors in fibre telecommunications infrastructure should not expect the sort of returns that South Africa’s big operators have come to enjoy. Instead, they should be satisfied with the returns traditionally enjoyed by providers of

SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng will appeal against a court ruling that he be suspended, his lawyer said on Tuesday. “That notice of appeal is in the process of being served on the lawyers of the Democratic Alliance

Fast-growing JSE-listed Adapt IT has acquired 100% of the equity of AspiviaUnison, a cloud telecommunications service provider, in a deal worth as much as R200m. The Durban-based Adapt IT will acquire all intellectual property and technology

Two men and a woman have been arrested for allegedly committing two mall robberies last week in Gauteng, police said on Tuesday. “The three suspects … were arrested in Yeoville, Johannesburg in a crime intelligence-driven operation

The public protector will be wasting funds by taking the SABC court judgment on review with regard to her constitutional powers, the ANC said on Monday. “It is curious that an institution that recently complained to parliament of

About 3 000 shacks in the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality will get solar power for lighting and charging cellphones, Eastern Cape officials said on Tuesday. “The first phase is expected to consist of approximately 3 000 installations

Chief executive of e.tv and eNCA Marcel Golding announced his resignation to staff on Monday, the broadcaster reported. He informed staff that he had no choice but to resign, but added that the fight was not over yet

MTN has introduced a reverse-charge call feature on its network, allowing customers who have, for example, run out of airtime to make a call that is billed to the recipient. The service, called MTN Pay4Me, notifies the calling party that they’ll be paying for the call, allowing them to accept or

The Gauteng e-tolls are killing jobs and businesses in the province, the Democratic Alliance said on Monday. “The results so far reveal the e-tolls bill, for a sample of 50 small businesses, amounting to R850 000 so far this year,” MP

A project worth R518m to provide tablets and Internet connectivity to Gauteng schools will be investigated for potential violations of procurement processes, according to a report published on Monday. According to website Times Live, the auditor-general has flagged the project for tender irregularities