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The influence of the powerful and politically well-connected Gupta family is set to grow this year with the addition to its media portfolio of a 24-hour news channel on the continent-wide DStv satellite platform, and a new prime-time slot on SABC. The owners of
The flat-rate BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), which has helped make BlackBerry devices so popular in South Africa, may soon be a thing of the past, with talk that operators plan to opt for bundled data of the sort offered with other smartphones. This may apply to older devices
Retailer Look & Listen has said that from next Tuesday, 12 February, it will no longer offer consumers the option to make purchases of either physical goods or digital downloads from its website, reversing a trend by bricks-and-mortar retailers to online sales. The company
Smartphones offer a potential wealth of data in terms of the location of their users and, given the cost of different devices, their income bracket.
For digital advertisers, this means mobile websites can be monetised more easily by selling highly targeted and hyper-local ads. That’s one
Headline earnings per share at technology group Jasco slumped by 26,9% in the six months ended 31 December 2012 due to “adverse market conditions” that “severely impacted” some of its operating businesses. Although group revenue rose
Vodacom’s revenues in South Africa have come under pressure in the three months ended 31 December 2012, and the operator is blaming increased price competition from rivals, along with other factors, for the muted performance. South Africa is Vodacom’s most
Strong growth in mobile data continues to be the deliverer for Vodacom as the voice revenue shows signs of going into reverse in South Africa’s fast-maturing and increasingly competitive market. For the three months ended 31 December 2012
After significant delays, in part caused by the complexity of managing a project involving three direct competitors, the National Long Distance (NLD) consortium has finally switched on its fibre-optic telecommunications networks between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The
JSE-listed mobile telecommunications group MTN is increasing its stake in its Cypriot operation from 50% to 100% by buying out its partner, Amaracos Holdings. The acquisition, the value of which has not been disclosed, will be done through MTN’s wholly owned subsidiary in
Microsoft is turning to Africa for future growth opportunities. As part of this new push, the US software giant and Chinese telecommunications equipment company Huawei are set to unveil a new, low-cost Windows Phone 8-powered smartphone aimed at the African market at events in Johannesburg
