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The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed radio access network sharing and bilateral roaming deal proposed by Telkom and MTN be prohibited. The decision is a huge blow for Telkom and MTN. In terms of the
Cabinet has approved the submission of the Films and Publications Amendment Bill which is guided by policy that has been criticised for seeking to curb Internet freedoms. A cabinet statement released last week said the bill seeks to amend
Durban-based technology services company Adapt IT has turned in a robust 35% improvement in headline earnings per share on the back of a 42% increase in turnover to R575,3m for the year ended 30 June 2015. The top-line performance was driven by both
The minds of student journalists are being poisoned by lecturers who are misleading them about South Africa, SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng said on Monday. Motsoeneng’s comment
The freedom of commercial expression is being attacked by those who have slammed the e-toll celebrity endorsement campaign, Vusi Mona, GM of communications at roads agency Sanral, said on
Innovation and technology helped KFC and Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg scoop the top prize at Saturday’s Loeries Awards at Durban’s International Convention Centre. The brand and agency won the coveted Grand Prix Loeries Award for their SoundBite
Mobile operators and Internet service providers could have their licences revoked by communications regulator Icasa if they fail to comply with new legislation being developed to govern online censorship in South Africa. In a statement issued on Thursday
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched a full-scale investigation into mobile networks’ price increases for contract subscribers. Major networks Vodacom and MTN announced increases to cellular contract tariffs earlier this year
A tall, nondescript building in the Johannesburg CBD contains one of the most important rooms in the city, unbeknownst to the many citizens and cars that pass it. It is the Johannesburg Metro Police Department and City of Johannesburg CCTV control room
Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has reportedly said that at the right price, the company would consider an offer to buy mobile network operator Cell C. This is according to Reuters, which quotes Maseko as saying that Cell C is an “interesting proposition”
