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Telkom’s mobile arm has introduced new contract plans that offer unlimited on-network mobile calls as well as unlimited calling to one user-designated fixed-line number. Some of the new Telkom Mobile “SmartPlan” and “SmartSaver” contract voice plans also offer access to free Wi-Fi
Soccer boss Jomo Sono is at the centre of an alleged blackmail campaign against communications minister Dina Pule, City Press reported on Sunday. The newspaper alleged Sono’s company, Jomo Sono Investments, was one of 36 companies in the running for a R2,5bn tender to be awarded by Pule’s department
Policy direction remains a stumbling block for telecommunications giants such as MTN and Vodacom in the race to fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) technology. Wireless Business Solutions has a notable head start
Both Eskom CEO Brian Dames and public enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba may have shied away from saying that load shedding is on its way, but analysts and people working in the industry believe it is a very real possibility, given that our electricity system is running with almost no reserves
Designed with feature-phone users in mind, in less than six months Metrorail’s mobile site, GoMetro, has attracted more than half a million monthly visitors. The reason could provide insights into how to target South Africa’s mass commuter market where smartphones are not prevalent. GoMetro offers
Could MTN South Africa be falling victim to the fierce price competition in the mobile industry? Its latest subscriber numbers suggest this might be the case. In the first quarter of 2013, the operator shed 1,9% of its customers, dropping from 25,4m subscribers at the end of December 2012 to 24,9m at the end of
Consumers who buy Samsung Electronics’ new Galaxy S4 smartphone get a 24-month warranty with it, which includes two free repairs or replacements in the case of accidental damage. The cover extends to damaged screens and water damage and applies
Altech will not give up on the idea of pursuing international acquisitions, despite the financial disaster it that has unfolded for it in East and West Africa in recent years. However, the JSE-listed technology group will take a breather before pursuing new deals, says CEO
Communications minister Dina Pule says she is still waiting for e.tv and the SABC to finalise the set-top box access control mechanism, and that this is holding up the migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television. Pule made the comments at a breakfast
Suspended SABC head of news Phil Molefe was paid full benefits amounting to R2,2m while at home last year, it was reported on Thursday. SABC chief financial officer Gugu Duda was paid R1,5m, The Star reported. In written parliamentary reply, communications minister Dina Pule
