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Craig Venter, the 52-year-old son of Altron founder Bill Venter, has quit the group after 27 years of service. The move was not entirely unexpected after Altron last week announced it would

There was palpable anger on the streets outside MTN’s headquarters in Fairland, Johannesburg on Wednesday as hundreds of workers – mainly from the group’s call centre operations – went on strike

A cross-section of opposition MPs were united in taking apart communications minister Faith Muthambi’s second budget vote speech on Wednesday. Economic Freedom Fighters MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng says the public broadcaster will now launch with only five television channels once the long-delayed commercial start of South Africa’s switch from analogue to digital broadcasting begins. When

Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has offered motor vehicle owners an almost 50% reduction in fees for e-tolls. “A single reduced tariff will apply to all motorists the tariff of 58c/km

Chants of “voetsek” reverberated outside MTN’s head office on Wednesday as the Communication Workers Union (CWU) called for pay hikes at the telecommunications firm. Over 100 workers

A team of students and professors at the University of the Witwatersrand searching for the secrets of the universe are also hoping to change the educational system of the country fundamentally with

In what could be great news for South African telecommunications operators, Internet service providers and ultimately consumers, government finally appears to be making real progress in opening up new spectrum bands for broadband services

Democratic Alliance MP Gavin Davis has lambasted parliament’s portfolio committee on communications for endorsing minister Faith Muthambi’s management of her department and of the

In a heated energy budget session, the Democratic Alliance gave energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson a roasting and continuously disrupted her during her budget speech in the national