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The Communication Workers Union has taken to social media to direct its vitriol at MTN management as the strike against the telecommunications operator enters its second week. The CWU’s Facebook page has become a battleground for launching

Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp has announced plans to invest in South Africa with the establishment of an office in Johannesburg that will service the local market and the rest of the continent. Starting operations from June, the

The rural Eastern Cape is about to get high-speed Internet service though a dedicated Wi-Fi connection. Project Isizwe is well known for rolling out the City of Tshwane’s massive Wi-Fi programme

The constitutional court has agreed to hear the application for leave to appeal in the nearly decade-long case between telecommunications giant Vodacom and Nkosana Makate, who claims to have invented the service “please call me”. After the high

A new-style South African start-up accelerator has changed the traditional business model by not taking any equity in new technology businesses. “There are a number of reasons that we have decided to go with a no equity approach. First, it is a better deal

MTN’s call centre was closed on Sunday as the strike over pay and bonuses at the company continued. “Dear customers, please note that our services have been disrupted and the

Another senior official has left the department of telecommunications & postal services. TechCentral has established that deputy director-general for ICT policy and strategy Themba Phiri has quit. This

Mark Shuttleworth is giving serious thought about a possible initial public offering or listing of Canonical, the company behind his Ubuntu Linux operating system for PCs and smartphones. This is