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MTN and Simfy Africa have signed a deal to offer the streaming music service’s product to the mobile operator’s customers at a discount. MTN will offer the streaming service to its customers for R49/month. “All customers will have the opportunity to try the full service, and enjoy all of
Science and maths education is progressively improving in South Africa, science & technology minister Naledi Pandor said on Wednesday. “To say we are at the bottom of a whole host of countries, based on perception, is a bit of a difficult one for me,” she told reporters in Pretoria. “The WEF report
Roads agency Sanral on Wednesday defended the accuracy of figures in advertisements it has been ordered to withdraw. “Based on the feedback of the independent auditors, Sanral maintains that the figures used were correct,” Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said. “We trust that the new facts provided
JSE-listed technology firm Morvest is getting into … bedding. The company told shareholders on Tuesday that its subsidiary Morvest Retail, through its business Whoohaa, will buy “certain business assets and business liabilities” of well-known mattress maker Simmons for R75m
The Parkhurst Residents and Business Owners Association (Praboa) has unanimously decided to award the project to build fibre to homes and businesses in the neighbourhood to Vumatel, a new player in South Africa’s last-mile fibre market. The project will be the first for Vumatel and will likely serve as a case
Telkom’s share price has smashed through the R40/share barrier following a positive trading update released last week. It’s the first time Telkom has traded at these levels since late 2009 after the company disposed of its 50% stake in mobile operator Vodacom. The counter has been on a tear in the past year
South African consumers’ satisfaction with mobile network service providers has remained unchanged in the past year, although their happiness with…
BT, the British telecommunications group, has won a six-year, US$37m (about R390m) deal with the De Beers Group of Companies in terms of which it will provide a wide range of IT services to 70 De Beers sites, including exploration and mining locations worldwide. De Beers is the world’s largest
The department of basic education has rejected a World Economic Forum (WEF) report about the state of the country’s maths and science education. “The report is not a credible or accurate reflection of the state of education in South Africa,” the department said in a statement. According to the
The constitutional court has dismissed a Democratic Alliance application for leave to appeal against a decision regarding the constitutionality of e-tolling legislation. “[The court] decided it was not in the interest of justice for the constitutional court to hear it [the matter] at this stage,” DA federal executive
