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Social media applications dominate the South African smartphone scene, local research has found. According to data in the new South African Social Media Landscape study by World Wide Worx and Fuseware, chat application WhatsApp is the most dominant application on smartphones
Independent fibre broadband companies’ approach of targeting homeowners’ associations to install their networks took Telkom by surprise, says an official. Fibre broadband providers are moving into suburbs such as Johannesburg to lay high-speed Internet networks that offer faster connectivity than
Micromega Group subsidiary Turrito Networks has acquired a majority stake in the well-known small and medium enterprise technology support firm Dial a Nerd for an undisclosed amount of money. The deal will position Turrito Networks as a provider of comprehensive technology
If Eskom has its way, izinyoka – the isiZulu word for snakes – who steal electricity will have to pay up to R60 000 in penalties. The entity proposed that stealing electricity be added as a new offence to the Criminal Matters Amendment Bill and that it should carry heavy penalties
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng believes a disciplinary hearing scheduled for the end of the month will exonerate him. “I have no doubt that I will be found not
Telkom has announced it is spinning off its wholesale division as a separate business with its own brand identity. The new business will be called Openserve and is meant to serve not only Telkom but
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has challenged Telkom’s rivals to follow the operator’s lead in embracing open-access networks. Cwele on Tuesday lauded
On the same day that Telkom announced it is spinning off its wholesale and networks division as a new company called Openserve, one of the company’s fast-growing rivals, fibre-to-the-home provider
Mobile operator MTN has fired a shot at popular chat application WhatsApp. The operator fumed at the popularity of chat over-the-top operators. “You have these players which are getting
ANC officials intend meeting communications minister Faith Muthambi to discuss her “unfortunate communication” about digital migration. While the party’s communications subcommittee
