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The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is set to hear a complaint by the South African Police Service (SAPS) against the Democratic Alliance’s election advertisement on Thursday morning. “The SAPS said in their complaint that the television advert would incite violence against the police,” said Icasa spokesman
MTN has lifted the lid on plans to build fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in South Africa, potentially sparking a race among operators to connect upmarket suburbs with next-generation broadband. In a statement on Wednesday evening, the operator said it has demonstrated an FTTH offering to residents of Monaghan Farm
South African-headquartered technology services group Dimension Data, which is owned by Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, has acquired US-based IT solutions provider Nexus. Although the value of the deal has not been disclosed, it’s understood it’s one of Dimension Data’s biggest acquisitions in years. Nexus has
Disciplinary processes were under way following an offensive tweet sent from a First National Bank Twitter account, the bank said on Wednesday. “We can confirm that disciplinary actions are currently under way as we are following the required industrial relations processes,” FNB’s acting head of digital marketing and media, Suzanne
South Africa’s mobile telecommunications operators must cooperate with Icasa in providing the information the communications regulator needs to draw up new regulations governing call termination rates. That’s the word from communications minister
Communications regulator Icasa has won a high court battle against iBurst parent Wireless Business Solutions, with the court finding that the telecommunications operator was using radio frequency spectrum without paying the required licence fees. The judgment
PCCW Global, the international operating division of Hong Kong Telecom, will build the network and provide the technology infrastructure that will support a planned R84bn urban development at Modderfontein, north-east of Johannesburg, the company said on Tuesday. The project, the brainchild of Chinese national
Cinema chain Ster-Kinekor has announced plans to build its first new IMAX theatre in Gauteng, at a Pretoria mall. It’s the second IMAX theatre to be opened in South Africa following the launch last year of the first such facility at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping
It seems even those perceived to be leaders in social media can fluff it sometimes. First National Bank was forced to apologise on Tuesday after sending out a message on Twitter that it has since admitted was a “lapse in judgment”. FNB’s official Twitter account, @rbjacobs, sent dozens of tweets to upset
The Democratic Alliance’s “Ayisafani” election TV advertisement – originally pulled off the air by the SABC – had garnered more than half a million views on YouTube by the weekend. More than 555 000 people have viewed the ad on the social media site since it was posted on 8 April. It has more than 4 500 likes and 310 thumbs down
