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The speculation is flying that Apple will take the wraps off the iPhone 5 in September to coincide with the release of the latest version of its iOS operating system for mobile devices following a report in The Wall Street Journal this week

MTN has fired the next salvo in the ongoing broadband price war between mobile operators, cutting the price of its “uncapped” broadband products dramatically. It has cut the price of its Uncapped Lite product from R749/month to

Bloemfontein-based company Afsim wants to improve the quality of training for new drivers before they’re unleashed on the roads. It’s selling driving simulators that allow trainees to experience driving at night, on freeways and in

MultiChoice will launch BoxOffice, its long-anticipated transactional video-on-demand service, on 21 July, the operator of the DStv pay-TV platform has confirmed. The service will allow DStv subscribers — at least those with personal video recorder decoders

Government is yet to know the extent by which the costly Rica process was abused by fraudsters who sold pre-registered Sim cards to consumers. “We will engage with all the service providers in terms of how big the problem

Despite costing the telecommunications industry hundreds of millions of rand, government says the Sim card registration process was worth it and is already helping fight crime. MTN alone confirms it has spent R250m on the

MTN and airtime remittance services provider, TransferTo, have teamed up to offer international mobile top-up services to customers across borders via TransferTo’s global network. International mobile top-up is a cost-effective complement to cash

Government needs to make it easier for telecommunications operators to build infrastructure, especially fibre-optic networks, as red tape and conflicting requirements are slowing the ability of companies to build broadband networks

Cellphone users should not be tempted to buy pre-registered Sim cards from traders because they contravene Rica legislation, the department of communications warned on Tuesday. “It’s illegal to buy any Sim card and get

Banking group Absa said on Tuesday that CashSend, its cardless cash transfer offering, has exceeded R500m in transactions since its launch in late 2008. CashSend allows Absa customers to send money to anyone with