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Just two years after acquiring a controlling stake in the company, MTN South Africa has announced it will dispose of its 50,02% stake in Afrihost to the Internet service provider’s management team. MTN acquired the stake

Communications minister Faith Muthambi’s spokesman, Mish Molakeng, has confirmed that government on Wednesday lodged papers at the constitutional court to challenge the supreme court of appeal’s judgment over

Communications minister Faith Muthambi has moved to appeal a high court ruling that upheld that SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment was irrational. On 23 May, Western Cape high court judge Dennis

BlackBerry posted sales that fell short of analysts’ estimates as shrinking smartphone sales and an inventory writedown overshadowed a boost in software revenue. Fiscal first quarter earnings per share, excluding some items, broke

Communications regulator Icasa has announced that it intends launching a probe into South Africa’s pay-television market after various attempts in recent years to introduce competition to dominant operator

Vodacom has dished out R18m worth of shares to its CEO as part of its forfeitable share plan. In a notice to shareholders on Thursday, the company announced that it had awarded 108 099 Vodacom shares, at a price each

Cape Town’s CCTV cameras are stopping smash and grabbers in their tracks, and more are on the way, the city has said. The city’s mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, said Cape Town’s strategic

While both the City of Cape Town and City of Tshwane have specific plans to roll out Wi-Fi Internet access, the metros have taken divergent views on how to implement their vision. “The total spending on Cape Town’s public Wi-Fi

The private sector is actually the culprit who is to blame for South Africa’s current economic problems, Mzwanele (Jimmy) Manyi, president of the Progressive Professionals Forum, claimed on Wednesday