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Altron subsidiary Bytes Technology Group has landed an IT services contract with banking group Absa worth R400m. Bytes division Bytes Managed Solutions won the deal to provide services to Absa and parent Barclays across the territories in Africa where the financial services giant operates
MTN was trading nearly 3% lower in midmorning trading on the JSE on Tuesday after dropping a bombshell on Monday…
MTN chief financial officer Nazir Patel has resigned from the telecommunications group’s board “with immediate effect” amid “certain allegations” made against him. The allegations, the details of which have not been disclosed, are the subject of an ongoing investigation commissioned by MTN, the group said in a short statement to
South Africa is about to get a significant new offering in broadcast television with the impending launch of OpenView HD, a new service backed by e.tv parent Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI). TechCentral has learnt that OpenView HD will offer between 12 and 20 high-definition and standard-definition
The department of computer science and informatics at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein is claiming a breakthrough in eye-tracking technology. Team leader Pieter Blignaut says the department has succeeded in developing a “high-quality eye tracker at a fraction of the cost of imported
Vodacom is selling more than a thousand of its base stations in Tanzania to tower operator Helios in a deal worth about US$75m, according to a UK media report. This is the first time that Vodacom has sold tower infrastructure to a third party, the Financial Times newspaper reported at the weekend. Its South African
Reductions in mobile termination rates, the fees operators charge each other to carry calls between their networks, has had a direct impact on the retail price of prepaid telephony in South Africa, but tariffs are still far higher than elsewhere in Africa and further big cuts are needed
The high court’s decision to declare certain sections of the Currency and Exchanges Act unconstitutional opens a door for a parliamentary review of the country’s “antiquated” exchange control system, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday. DA MP Tim
The Hawks are still investigating corruption charges laid by the Democratic Alliance against former communications minister Dina Pule, a spokesman said on Sunday. “Yes, the matter was reported in the Western Cape Central police station, but now the matter is in our hands. We are giving it the attention it deserves
Democratic Alliance MP and spokesman on communications Marian Shinn said on Sunday that she plans to write to Western Cape provincial police commissioner Arno Lamoer to find out why the South African Police Service is “failing” to investigate former communications minister Dina Pule
