Chinese consumer electronics giant Huawei said on Tuesday that it had shipped 100m smartphones in 2015. The company said that the number represented a 3 000% increase over 2010 and
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African countries are being actively targeted by cybercriminals, a security company has found. According to data from Check Point, eight countries in Africa are among the top 20 targeted globally
MTN has engaged seven Nigerian senior advocates to fight the US$3,9bn fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission for failing to disconnect more than 5m
Mobile payments are gaining acceptance and will impact on traditional businesses, says a research organisation. According to Gartner, half of consumers in developed economies such as
A complaint five years ago by Vodacom against rival Cell C has come back to haunt it. The Advertising Standard Authority of South Africa on Friday found in favour of Cell C in a new complaint, and has ordered that Vodacom stop advertising its network as “4G” on its billboards
In an effort to avoid more student protests in 2016, government will make more than R4,5bn available to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to provide short-term debt relief to students, the presidency said on Friday. According to a report compiled
Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors looks set to establish its first presence in South Africa, it was reported on Friday. Tesla is planning to set up a local office early in the new year. The plan is not to sell Tesla’s high-end electric cars in South Africa – not yet, at least – but rather
South Africans are increasingly adopting online shopping as the Christmas rush puts pressure on retailers to generate a healthy bottom line in a tough economic environment. Despite fears of credit card fraud as a significant barrier to e-commerce, data from
MTN has decided to take the legal route to challenge a US$3,9bn fine imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission. This is after it exhausted all other options to have the fine reduced, it said in a statement to shareholders on the JSE’s stock
South Africa’s MTN Group has secured two important licences in West Africa, one in Ghana and the other in Côte d’Ivoire, at a combined cost of R3,5bn.
The group said it has secured a 15-year 4G/LTE licence in the 800MHz “digital dividend” spectrum band in Ghana for a purchase