South Africa’s communications regulator has defended its move to launch a wireless broadband spectrum auction amid government threatening legal action over the move. Earlier this month, Icasa month invited applicants
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New standards to facilitate card payments using fingerprint authentication have been introduced to make transactions more secure and convenient for consumers. The Payments Association of South Africa, in partnership with
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele must abandon his plan to take legal action to stop communications regulator Icasa from proceeding with a plan to auction off broadband spectrum in South Africa
BlackBerry unveiled its latest smartphone, a touchscreen Android device aimed at mid-market users who value the Canadian company’s reputation for enhanced security. The DTEK50 will cost US$299 (R4 300 before duties and other taxes
Four of the SABC journalists that were axed by the broadcaster must be reinstated, the labour court in Johannesburg ruled on Tuesday. “The respondent’s dismissals of the second to fifth applicants is unlawful,” judge Andre
Africa has surpassed half a billion unique mobile users, the GSMA, an industry body, said on Tuesday. According to the GSMA’s newly released “The Mobile Economy: Africa 2016” report, the mobile ecosystem added an estimated US$150bn
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele will institute legal proceedings against communications regulator Icasa to stop the agency from going ahead with a plan to allocate access to radio frequency spectrum for
The JSE has played down an error that incorrectly represented foreign sellers of equities as net buyers of R98,1bn of local stocks. The JSE said that instead of foreigners investing a net R98,1bn in
Telecommunications provider BitCo has launched microwave connectivity in the last mile using licensed spectrum at 2GHz, it said on Monday.…
First National Bank has warned that connectivity problems — which started at the weekend — are expected to stretch into Monday. On Sunday, FNB customers turned to social media to complain that cards weren’t working at