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M-Pesa users in Kenya and Tanzania can now send money to each other electronically using their mobile phones, Vodacom said on Monday. Vodacom has 7m M-Pesa customers in Tanzania, while sister company Safaricom has 18m in Kenya. The

An association that represents many of South Africa’s online publishers has entered into discussions with the South African Press Council to explore the feasibility of a cross-platform news media code of ethics and voluntary editorial content regulatory system

MultiChoice has hit back strongly at claims by another media group Caxton and by two public broadcasting advocacy groups that its 2013 deal with the SABC over the supply of two television

Organisations representing both sides of the set-top box battle over encryption are celebrating cabinet’s announcement on Thursday that government-subsidised set-top boxes for digital television will contain a control system. Celebrations, however, could be premature

Sentech has announced that it has switched on all 178 of its digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmitters, ensuring digital population coverage of 84,23% and geographic coverage of 57,99%. The news comes in the wake of the statement by communications

Reuters on Friday added to growing speculation that a sale of Cell C may be on the cards. Repeating earlier reports that Goldman Sachs has been appointed to advise parent Oger Telecom on a possible sale, the news wire quoted Oger chairman Mohammed

Parliament’s policy on the use of a wide-angle shot of the chamber during grave disturbances and unparliamentary behaviour is patently unconstitutional, the Western Cape high court heard on Friday. Steven Budlender, for Primedia Broadcasting, argued that it was the

The Independent media group has stopped paying its fees to the South African Press Association (Sapa), Grubstreet reported on Friday. Quoting two unnamed sources, the media blog reported on BizNews.com that Independent, a funding member of Sapa, had not paid its

Cabinet has approved the digital migration amendment policy which will see an access control system included in television set-top boxes, communications minister Faith Muthambi said on Thursday. “It will protect the government investment in set-top boxes