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Mystery surrounds a decision by iBurst to take down a controversial base station in Craigavon in Fourways, north of Sandton. The company has been under intense pressure from some residents, who

Sifiso Dabengwa will replace Phuthuma Nhleko as MTN group CEO and president on 1 April, the mobile operator announced on Monday morning. Mr Dabengwa, aged 53, has a BSc in electrical engineering and an MBA

The Competition Commission has approved Jasco Electronics’ proposed acquisition of Spescom. The commission’s approval will allow the two companies, both of which are listed on the JSE, to finalise the transaction. The two parties first announced

PC assembly and technology distribution company Mustek has surprised markets with its decision, announced on Wednesday, to delist from the JSE after 13 years on the local bourse. However, CEO David Kan tells TechCentral

Business Connexion (BCX) has made a R614m offer to buy up a big portion of the assets of the UCS Group. BCX will settle the deal through the issue of 101m new shares, with R30m to be paid in cash

Government will build 18 information and communications technology (ICT) hubs, two in each of SA’s nine provinces, over the next year as a way of bringing technology to SA’s rural poor. The plan, which will cost

Telkom acting CEO Jeffrey Hedberg says the telecommunications group is implementing a five-year plan to refocus its energy on growing commercial returns. He says despite the troubles of recent weeks, management and Telkom

Altech has bought software vendor Swist Technology Solutions for R52m. It will pay R30m upfront, with the balance to be paid over three years, depending on whether specific profit targets are achieved. Swisttech management and

Communications minister Roy Padayachie on Monday expressed concern at media reports regarding a dossier that allege “widespread corruption” at Telkom. “Padayachie is confident that the Telkom board of directors is well capacitated to deal

Listed technology companies Altech and Altron, its parent, have warned shareholders that market conditions are not improving as quickly as they had hoped and this could undermine earnings. For its part, Altech, which owns