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A Woodstock, Cape Town-based mobile phone-based instant-messaging and chat-room service called 2go is fast becoming one of the most talked-about Internet companies in Africa, with as many as 1m people connected at a time. 2go, which was

JSE-listed technology group Altech has again been hit by poor performance at its East and West Africa operations, and has warned that as a result of impairments in these businesses it expects headline and adjusted headline earnings per share for the six months ended 31 August 2012 to be between 18% and 25% lower than a year

Reunert subsidiaries Nashua ECN and Nashua Communications are to be merged on 1 October to create a new business with more than R1bn in annual revenues and 600 employees. The combined entity will trade under the name of Nashua Communications and will be headed by the current

Gauteng motorists will hear on Thursday whether e-tolling will go ahead, when the constitutional court is expected to decide whether to overturn an interim interdict preventing e-tolling. The high court in Pretoria granted

From streaming services to direct download sites, SA has seen a range of new music offerings arrive in recent months. Now there are two more on the horizon, each with completely different models, but each wanting to give SA artists the dues, and revenue

Telkom’s share price was trading up by more than 5% in mid-afternoon trade on the JSE on Monday ahead of a cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday at which communications minister Dina Pule is expected to set out three strategic options for the fixed-line telecommunications operator. The share

The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has published its definition of what exactly constitutes an underserviced area. The definition is important because government has set universal service targets and obligations that operators are legally bound to meet. An underserviced

Cell C has revised its roaming contract with Vodacom, the updated terms of which are effective immediately. The agreement allows Cell C customers to roam on Vodacom’s network where there is limited Cell C coverage. Though neither party is commenting on the specific terms of the new deal

Samsung has launched its latest ultra-premium TV, the 75-inch ES9000, in the SA market. And, believe it or not, there are South Africans lining up to buy it, despite its six-digit price tag. The TV includes a pop-up high-definition camera in its top bezel. It offers motion and voice control, along

The Durban Internet Exchange (Dinx), located at data centre operator Teraco’s Riverhorse Valley facility, joins the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (Jinx) and the Cape Town Internet Exchange (Cinx) as the third dedicated exchange in SA to go live. Its backers promise better local connectivity and network redundancy